Library Catalogs:

• Use library catalogs to search for books and journal holdings.  The IIT Library Catalog searches for books and journals held by Galvin Library and IIT's branch libraries.  I-Share searches the catalogs of dozens of academic libraries that are part of the CARLI library consortium.  WorldCat is an online catalog of over 8000 libraries worldwide.  All three catalogs can be accessed from http://www.gl.iit.edu/resources/catalogs.htm
   

• IIT Library Catalog and  I-Share are not restricted; WorldCat is.  You must log on using EZ-Proxy  to access WorldCat.

Library Databases:

• In order to make our electronic resources available to the IIT community from off campus locations, the Galvin Library uses an authentication system called EZ Proxy.  Log onto EZ-Proxy to access all of the library resources, including electronic journals, databases and  e-reserves. 
   

• Use databases to search for full-text articles and article citations in various subjects.  See Subject Guides for specific databases by subject.
   

• If you are coming from behind a company firewall, you may have problems accessing restricted databases via Proxy.  In many cases, this is due to corporate security policies.
   

• Questions about EZ-Proxy?  Click here to Ask a Librarian or call 312.567.3616.