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Off-campus electronic accessOff-campus electronic access<div><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><h3><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1"><span><strong>​​​​​Ele</strong></span><span><strong>ctronic resources the Library pays for</strong></span></span></h3></span></span><div><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><strong></strong></span><strong>In terms of the license agreements governing the electronic resources that the Library subscribes to, access to these resources is restricted to Stellenbosch University staff members and currently registered students. It is therefore important that users identify themselves as legitimate SU users before they will be allowed to access a resource.</strong><br></div><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><strong><br></strong></span></div><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">Do a Library Search on the </span><a href="/en-za/Pages/Home.aspx"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><strong>library website</strong></span></a><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"> or choose <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><a data-cke-saved-href="http://library.sun.ac.za/en-za/Search/Pages/E-databases.aspx" href="/en-za/Search/Pages/E-databases.aspx">E-Databases </a>or <a data-cke-saved-href="https://login.ez.sun.ac.za/login?url=http://atoz.ebsco.com/home.asp?Id=wpuos" href="https://login.ez.sun.ac.za/login?url=http://atoz.ebsco.com/home.asp?Id=wpuos">E-Journals</a></span> from the <a href="/en-za/Search/Index/Pages/default.aspx"><strong class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">FIND</strong></a><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"> </span>menu. When off-campus and prompted to sign-on, log in with your <strong>SU username </strong>(not email address) and <strong>password. </strong>See<span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4qGwYblbo&list=PLs3HMhV6mbuHNiVSz1GQUzmcjxU7OKDG9&index=3"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">How to do a library search</span></a><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">.</span>  <br><br><br></span></span><div><div><h3><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1"><strong>IT Help?</strong></span></h3><p>​See <span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span><span><span><span><a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/offcampusaccess">Off-campus e-access guide</a>.  <span><span>|  </span></span><span><span>Report your e-resources access issue​ to <a href="https://servicedesk.sun.ac.za/jira/plugins/servlet/theme/portal/13" style="text-decoration-line:underline;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><strong>Library IT Services</strong></span></a>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><br></p><span><h1>SU e-application process</h1><hr /><div> If you are not a registered Stellenbosch University student or staff member with your own SU username and password, see the SU user e-application options to follow for access to electronic services on the SU campus (and off-campus).<br><br><h2>Postgraduate students</h2></div></span><span>Please submit your postgraduate student application through the University's application system (SUNStudent applicant portal). <span><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-decoration-style:solid;text-decoration-color:#444444;"><span><span><span>This proces​s is handled by the University's Admission Office. ​ </span></span></span></span></span></span><br>See t</span>he guide: <a href="https://www.sun.ac.za/english/pgstudies/Pages/How-to-apply.aspx"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><strong>How to apply for postgraduate studies</strong></span></a><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0" style="text-decoration-style:solid;text-decoration-color:#0072c6;"><strong>. </strong></span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-decoration-style:solid;text-decoration-color:#444444;"><br></span></div><div><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-decoration-style:solid;text-decoration-color:#444444;">Enquiries regarding your e-application can be directed to </span><a href="https://servicedesk.sun.ac.za/jira/plugins/servlet/theme/portal/15"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">SU Client Services</span></a><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-decoration-style:solid;text-decoration-color:#444444;">.</span>​<span style="color:#0072c6;">​<br></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><span><span lang="EN-US"><h2>SU staff / external workers<br></h2></span></span></span></span>Should you find yourself at the University as an staff member / external worker without your own SU username and password, please consult with your <span><span><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>departmental secretary</span></span></span></span></span> to complete an <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><a href="http://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/2014/06/06/sunid-the-facts/" target="_blank"><strong class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">​<span>Identity record on S​​UNiD</span></strong></a></span> and <span>create a<span lang="EN-US"><span> <a href="https://maties2.sun.ac.za/rtad4/network_request"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><strong>SU ​username</strong></span></a><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">, which is handled by the Information Technology Division of the University.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>Enquiries regarding your SU username can be directed to your departmental secretary.<br><br></span></span></span><div><h3><p></p></h3></div></div></div>

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