Library staff can help you make reserve materials available online.

The consensus among academic librarians and copyright experts is that we (faculty and libraries) are able to do large-scale digitization as a result of this pandemic. This lifting of prohibitions is tied to the “public purpose” provisions, with that purpose being digitizing to allow people to self-quarantine or to enable studies to happen while a public health emergency is ongoing.

To be clear:

• This does not include digitizing entire textbooks.
• Digital copies of materials with active copyrights should be destroyed after the emergency situation has ended.

Faculty

If you need materials scanned, or want us to search for e-resources, please complete this form as soon as possible.

Most of the library’s subscription resources are restricted to users currently affiliated with Beloit college by publisher and vendor license agreements. This means that on-campus students, faculty, and staff are granted access to these resources via IP address verification.

Students and faculty must login into a proxy server called EZproxy in order to access library resources off campus.

How to Use EzProxy

College librarians are available to help students with their projects and assignments via phone, email, and video chat.

Students may be based in many different time zones, so the best way to set up a research appointment. Librarians are able to accommodate appointments outside of our regular hours, when necessary.

Resources

• Ask a Librarian Chat and Knowledgebase
• Request a Research Appointment or Information Literacy Session

Staff Available to Help

Kelly Leahy

• Position: Student Success & Engagement Librarian
• Email: leahykm@beloit.edu
• Phone: 608-363-2724

Haley Lott

• Position: Student Success & Engagement Librarian
• Email: lotth@beloit.edu
• Phone: 608-363-2246

To access certain campus resources from off-site (such as the shared (M) drive, Jenzabar, Raiser’s Edge, etc.), you can connect to the college VPN. 

LITS Documentation for Connecting to the College VPN

When to use the VPN

Use of the college VPN should be limited only to the situations in which it is required. While public VPN services exist to help address privacy concerns while browsing the web, the college VPN is not designed for this purpose and should be used exclusively for accessing campus resources that are not available from off-site.

Importance of Disconnecting the VPN

It’s important to remember to disconnect the VPN when not using the above resources from off-campus.

While connected to the VPN, you may notice that network connectivity (including web browsing, file transfers, etc.) will be slower than normal, even while on a fast internet connection. The VPN client may also try to keep you connected to the VPN even after you have returned to campus or after you have restarted your computer or disconnected from the internet.

To prevent connection speed issues or other problems, be sure to disconnect from the VPN after using it.