What is the Off-Campus Access (OCA) service?
Contracts with the library’s database and journal vendors require us to restrict access to faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students of the University of California, Santa Cruz. On-campus connections to subscription resources are automatic. When users are off campus, they need to prove to the database publishers that they are authorized users of the resource. By using Off-Campus Access, your browser becomes part of the UCSC network, regardless of your location. When you attempt to access a library resource, you will be prompted to log in with your library card number (without spaces or dashes). This information is matched against the library patron database and those in authorized patron groups will be connected. You will then be automatically admitted into additional restricted resources for the duration of your online session. Off-campus refers to locations that are not physically on the UCSC campus or in UCSC buildings. Dorms and apartments on Resnet are considered on campus.
