If you are doing research from OFF campus (home, coffee shop, etc.) then you must login before you can access any of our electronic materials. You have 2 options – the dedicated UF VPN, or the library proxy server:
VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN)
Free software that keeps you logged in – this is the best option for lengthy research sessions.

UF PROXY SERVER
Great for fast searches!

CONNECTING FROM ON CAMPUS?
If you are connected to any UF network, you should be able to access our eResources directly.

Not in Gainesville?
How to borrow materials.

Off-campus access to eResources is restricted to UF students, faculty, and staff.
UF Libraries purchase special licenses for electronic items such as eJournals and articles, eBooks, databases, and other digitally available materials, so off-campus access to these materials is limited to the students, faculty, and staff of the University of Florida.
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Connecting to the VPN
Connecting to the VPN video Transcript
Intro to UFLIB: Connecting to the VPN.
After viewing this video, you’ll be able to locate instructions to download and install the VPN, login, and use the VPN to connect to online library resources. You’ll also learn how to identify who to contact if the VPN is not working for you.
The Virtual Private Network, the VPN allows you to access library resources from anywhere. You can connect to the UF network by downloading and installing the free Cisco AnyConnect software onto your device. Installing this software is an important step to gaining off-campus access to millions of online resources.
By clicking “off-campus access”, you will find a link to the installation instructions.
Each operating system has its own unique instructions. Select the installation guide for your device and follow the instructions to download the desktop software or mobile app.
After installing the desktop software or mobile app, launch Cisco AnyConnect. Connect to vpn.ufl.edu, and then use your Gatorlink ID and password to authenticate.
You will need to use two-factor authentication to login. You will find more information on two-factor authentication on UFITs frequently asked questions page.
You will need to launch the Cisco AnyConnect software, login, and authenticate with two-factor authentication every time you’d like to connect to the UF network.
If you have any issues downloading or installing the software, you can contact the UF HelpDesk for assistance. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you can call (352) 392-HELP or email helpdesk@ufl.edu.
You can find more tutorials on the libraries tutorials page.
This video was created by the Information Literacy Committee.
Remote services
The majority of our services are available remotely, including instruction, research consultations, reference services, and digital interlibrary loan, as well as access to all of our digital collections, including journals, books, databases, and more.
- Reference and instruction can be conducted remotely via Zoom. Contact your subject/area specialist or our reference email for assistance. You may also call us during open hours for additional information.
- Academic Research Consulting & Services – the ARCS team can support your research activities, through data collection to dissemination of results to evaluation of outputs to archiving.
- Find online resources – including articles, books, videos, and more.
- Library catalog – search all George A. Smathers Libraries holdings and electronic resources, including books, magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals, and dissertations.
- Use the Libraries’ Ask A Librarian service for quick help requests.
- Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery – to learn more, contact the Interlibrary Loan department or contact your subject/area specialist directly.
- Services for Distance Patrons – Distance Patrons is a category designated by the Interlibrary Loan office for distance learners that reside outside of Gainesville, Florida. Distance Patrons may include distance learners and other physically distant UF affiliates.
- Course Reserves / textbooks – explore our Course Reserves system and library catalog to see if electronically-available textbooks you need are available.
- Off-Campus Access to Electronic Materials
- HathiTrust – HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.
- UFApps– software applications available to active UF students and faculty members.