Off Campus Databases Access

Grossmont College's students, faculty and staff may access most of our subscription databases from off campus.

You will see a login screen when you click on one of the links below.  Here's some help for logging in if you're having problems.

Subscription databases available from off campus:
NOTE: To determine which databases fit your information needs, check the Databases by Topic page.

EBSCO
Click on the EBSCO link to access the following databases:

Academic Search Premier
American Humanities Index
Primary Search
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
EBSCO Animals
Business Source Premier
Regional Business News
MasterFILE Premier
HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition
Clinical Pharmacology
HealthSource-Consumer Edition
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Religion and Philosophy Collection
ERIC
Professional Development Collection
CINAHL
Pre-CINAHL
MEDLINE
Vocational and Career Collection
Newspaper Source.

InfoTrac
Click on the InfoTrac link to access the following databases:

InfoTrac OneFile
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Literature Resource Center
Gale Virtual Reference Library

ProQuest

CQ Researcher

Grove Dictionary of Art

Bowker's Books in Print with Reviews
 

Subscription databases NOT available from off campus

CountryWatch
 

Login Help

When you click on one of the links above you will see the following screen:

Students

Username: firstnamelastname
Password:  PIN used to register

How do I know what my user name is?

All students are automatically assigned a user name when they register for classes. Most likely, your user name is your first and last name, as you entered it on your registration form, with no period or spaces between the first and last name.

For example, Pat Morrison would type: patmorrison in the User Name field.

Occasionally, variations on the "firstnamelastname" formula are used.  Students may check their login name by going to the WebConnect/WebAdvisor page. 

Click on "Update Personal Profile" once you've logged in to WebConnect. Look for the "Network Log On Account" at the bottom of the Personal Profile page that appears.

If you still need help with your username, call Admissions at (619) 644-7186.

How do I know what my password is?

Your password will be the same PIN that you used to register for classes.  If you do not know your PIN, call Admissions at (619) 644-7186.

What if I am still having trouble?

Call the Library Reference Desk at 619-644-7361 or Ask-a-Librarian via e-mail. There may be a response delay if you choose e-mail.

Faculty

Username:  gcccdedu\firstname.lastname
Password:  chosen password

Faculty needing help should call Hsiu Chih Jennings: (619) 644-7811.

Administration

Username: gcccdedu\firstname.lastname
Password:  chosen password

Administration needing help should call the IS Help Desk: (619) 644-7547.

Other Problems

Special directions for those who want to access ProQuest off campus through Internet Explorer 6:

• Open Internet Explorer
• Select Tools from the menu at the top of the screen
• Select Internet Options
• Select the Privacy tab
• Click the Edit button on the lower portion of the screen in the section "Web Sites"
• A "Per Site Privacy Actions" window will appear.  On the line for "Address of Web site" enter umi.com
• Select the "Allow" button. This should place umi.com under the section "Managed Web Sites"
• Click "OK" until you are back to your main browser window
• Close the browser, open a new browser, then try accessing the off campus link