Remote access to electronic resources

Remote or off-campus access to licensed databases, e-journals or e-books is possible for staff and students of Erfurt University. There are two options for accessing; required is the personal university account:

Virtual private network (VPN)

The University of Erfurt provides its employees and students secure VPN access via the eduVPNservice and enables location-independent access to the university network. A secure, encrypted connection is established between the end device used and the university network, which makes the notebook or mobile end device technically part of the university network.  VPN enables access to the university network in its entirety. Repeated logins for different services or applications are not necessary.

The library's licensed electronic resources can generally be used via VPN in the same way as if you were on the university campus. However, the licence purchased must include remote access.

Download tutorial (PDF)

Shibboleth and VPN [ENG]

Further exceptions and special cases can be found on the page "Conditions of Use and Access".

 

Offer for access with Shibboleth

So far Shibboleth has been set up for the following products:
(Please note: the entire portfolio of a platform is not always available for the university. We recommend prior research in the library catalogue).

Specials

Off-campus access to MyJstorAccount
If you are using your personal MyJstorAccount, please first choose “Erfurt University” and log in with your user- ID from the university. After that you can use your MyJstorAccount as usual.

 

Contact

Information Services
Contact: Katja Freudenberg
(Erfurt University Library)
C16 – library / Servicetheke
+49 361 737-5800
information.ub@uni-erfurt.de
Office hours
Please also note our
opening hours

Technical problems

IT Service Desk
Service area
(University Computer and Media Centre)
C21 – Centre for Communication and Information / room 0.11
+49 361 737-5454
rz@uni-erfurt.de

Shibboleth and VPN (pdf)