If you are having trouble accessing our Research Resources from outside the library (for example, you are not asked for your library card number, or after entering your card number you are asked for a user name and password), please look over this list of possible causes:
- I'm not being asked for my library card number.
Be sure you start from our Research Resources page each time you use our Research Resources - bookmarking individual resources in your browser usually doesn't work.If you are starting from the correct page, are you behind a firewall or other security software that is blocking access? Your firewall must allow access to port 2048 to allow you to log into our resources. Some resources may also require access to other ports within these ranges:
2048-2063
2065-2114
2116-2139
2141-2252
Some Internet Service Providers may have firewalls that block some of these ports; you may need to contact your ISP to find out how to correct this problem. - I entered my card number, but it says my identification is not recognized.
Be sure you enter all 14 digits of your library card number, with no spaces or punctuation.If you're sure you entered your card number correctly, please check with library staff. Cards that have not been used to check out materials for five years and cards that have been reported lost are removed from our database and cannot be used to access Research Resources.
- I entered my card number, but I'm being asked for a Username and Password.
- I entered my card number, but it says my computer is not recognized.
These symptoms have several possible causes:- Some resources require you to register and login even after you have entered your card number.
In these cases, you will be given the opportunity to choose your own user name and password. If you are asked to register and then told that your computer is not recognized, it is probably due to a firewall or other security software; see the section on blocked referrer information below.
- Is your browser accepting cookies?
You must have cookies enabled in your browser to log into these Research Resources. - Are there old browser cookies or temporary Internet files interfering with logging in?
Clear your cookies and temporary (cached) files from your browser, and try logging in again; using a different browser may also help. - Are your Internet security settings too restrictive?
You may need to lower your security settings to log in to some resources. - Are you using other Internet security, privacy, or firewall software that blocks referrer information?
Internet security, privacy, and firewall software that blocks your browser from sending referrer information can cause problems with accessing some resources. (Examples of this kind of software would be Norton Internet Security, Norton Personal Firewall, and ZoneAlarm.) Some Internet Service Providers may have firewalls that block referrer information; you may need to contact your ISP to find out how to correct this problem. Here are some additional tips for correcting this problem.
- Some resources require you to register and login even after you have entered your card number.
- After I've logged in with my library card, I'm taken to a different resource than the one I clicked on.
Are you using a computer at an institution that has its own collection of resources or databases? If you are using a computer at another institution (such as Lincoln Public Schools, Southeast Community College, or the University of Nebraska) that subscribes to resources from the same companies that we do, you may be restricted to that institution's resources instead of those that Lincoln City Libraries subscribes to, even after you've logged in through our Web site. - I was able to access this resource yesterday, but it won't let me in today.
Occasionally our resource providers experience technical problems or perform maintenance on their computers, and occasionally our own automated system is down for similar reasons. In these cases you may simply need to wait and try again another time.
Resolving problems caused by blocked referrer information
If you have Internet security, privacy, or firewall software that blocks your browser from sending referrer information, you will need to tell the software to allow the sending of referrer information to the domains used by our subscription resources and our online forms. While we are unable to provide specific instructions on configuring your software, the table below shows the addresses your software will need to allow. Instructions for Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall are available from Symantec's Web site.
Some Internet Service Providers may have firewalls that block referrer information; you may need to contact your ISP to find out how to correct this problem. Windstream Broadband users should follow the instructions on this Windstream Support page to set their firewall to a lower level, or turn it off entirely. If you turn the Windstream firewall off, we strongly recommend that you have another firewall in place (for example, the one built into recent versions of Windows).
| If you are having trouble using these resources | Add these addresses |
| Lincoln City Libraries' online forms | *.lincolnlibraries.org *.lcl.lib.ne.us |
| American Song Classical Music Library Contemporary World Music Jazz Music Library Music Online Smithsonian Global Sound Theatre in Video |
*.classical.com *.alexanderstreet.com These resources also require that port 1755 is not blocked |
| A to Z: The USA | *.atoztheusa.com |
| A to Z: The World Facts & Travel (Global Road Warrior) | *.globalroadwarrior.com |
| Auto Repair Reference Center Biography Reference Bank Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) MasterFile NoveList/Novelist K-8 OmniFile Teacher Reference Center |
*.epnet.com *.ebscohost.com |
| eLibrary | *.bigchalk.com |
| FirstSearch | *.oclc.org |
| Business Reference e-Books Geography Reference e-Books Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Health and Medicine Reference e-Books Health and Wellness Resource Center History Reference e-Books Religion Reference e-Books West's Encyclopedia of American Law |
*.galegroup.com |
| HeritageQuest Online | *.heritagequestonline.com *.umi.com |
| Historic Map Works | *.proquest.com *.historicmapworks.com |
| Homework HelpNow JobNow |
*brainfuse.com |
| LegalForms Nebraska Small Business Forms |
*.galegroup.com *.uslegalforms.com |
| Lincoln Journal Star | *.newsbank.com |
| Mango Languages | *.mangolanguages.com *.adobe.com |
| Morningstar Library Edition | *.morningstar.com |
| netLibrary | *.netlibrary.com |
| OverDrive (downloadable audiobooks) | *.overdrive.com *.contentreserve.com |
| Oxford Language Dictionaries Online | *.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com |
| ReferenceUSA | *.referenceusa.com |
| Sanborn Maps | *.umi.com |
| Testing & Education Reference Center | *.galegroup.com *.petersons.com *.ilrn.com *.webtrends.com *.vantage.com *.askit.com *.petersonstestprep.com |
| Value Line Investment Survey | *.valueline.com |
Access via home computers to most of our 
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