Off-Campus Access

Most online resources available through the IU Libraries website can be accessed from an off-campus network by using your IU login credentials. This includes full-text access to many databases, journals and other online resources.

In some instances, however, you may find that you don't have access to a database when you're off  campus. For example, if you search for articles and journals off campus using a regular search engine, like Google, you will be asked to pay for full-text access in databases like PubMed, JSTOR, Nexis Uni, and others.

We offer several tools that can simplify your access to resources when you're working off campus.

Recommended Tool: LibKey Nomad

LibKey Nomad is a browser plugin that cross-references IU Bloomington's subscriptions while you search for articles online. Nomad will automatically notify you when there is a free, full text version of an article available for download through your IU Bloomington access.

Plugins are available to download for most desktop browsers.