Accessing E-Resources

Authorized Users

Texas A&M University consists of College Station, Galveston, McAllen, Fort Worth, all TAMU Health (previously known as Health Science Center), and Extension and Experiment Station locations statewide. Authorized users include TAMU faculty and staff and currently enrolled students at each location, as well as distance education students. Walk-In users are defined as non-University library patrons, who are permitted to utilize the resource from computer terminals solely on one of the Library premises.

For more information: Authorized Users Policy

Technical Requirements

  • Accept certificates when accessing library resources from a TAMU Libraries website.
  • Javascript and cookies must be enabled/allowed.
  • Firewall settings on your network or computer may interfere with access. 

Still having problems? Please contact us through our Report a problem form so we can further troubleshoot your access issue.

Problems Logging In

For questions or help, contact AskUs Services. Common fixes are noted below:

Not everyone with a NetID has library access, use the link below to verify your university affiliation status:

Off-Campus Access

 Configure Google Scholar to access library resources

Links to Google Scholar on the Libraries’ websites use software called EZproxy to provide off-campus access to full text subscriptions. EZproxy assigns all computers the same IP address. During times of heavy usage, this occasionally causes Google to misinterpret searches as being made by a robot and block access. There are a couple of options to resolve the problem: