On/Off Campus Access

On-Site Access to University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) Electronic Resources

Using the desktop computers in the Priddy Library

• Login using: your USG credentials or request a Guest Account at the Service Desk
• Access: most UMCP databases, e-journals, and some eBooks
  • Use the WorldCat option in the Library Search box from the library's homepage 
  • If you know which journal or database you would like to use, you can go directly to the UMD Database Finder

Using WiFi on mobile devices

• Login to the secure USG network (USG) using: your USG credentials
  • For help connecting to USG, use the instructions on OIT's Wireless Networks page
• Login to public guest network (USG-Visitor) using: public network login page
  • Guest users must agree to the Guidelines for the Acceptable Use of Computing Resources
• Access: most UMD databases, e-journals, some eBooks, and AirMedia and the web printing portal (USG only)

On/Off-site Access to Non-UMCP Electronic Resources

• Use the "Find Articles" dropdown menu to select your home institution, click the logo for a Partner Library from the bottom of the Priddy Library Homepage, or following a link below:
  • Bowie State Library
  • Salisbury University Library
  • Towson University Library
  • University of Baltimore Library
  • University of Maryland Baltimore Library (HSHSL)
  • University of Maryland Baltimore County Library
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore Library
  • University of Maryland Global Campus Library
• Utilize the search services or databases from your home institution library's site
• When prompted to login, use your home institution login credentials

Off-Site Access to UMCP Electronic Resources

• Use the Priddy Library website as you normally would
  • Login with your UMD credentials when prompted
• Only users affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park have access to UMCP electronic resources off-campus