New NebraskAccess Site

Check it out! NebraskAccess, the portal to information databases for Nebraska residents since 2003, has a new look and a new URL: nebraskaccess.ne.gov. The new NebraskAccess site integrates the statewide subscription databases with the web resources selected by librarians, formerly found in the Nebraska Library Commission’s “Best of the Web.” Topic headings lead users to both free and subscription resources. The Librarian’s Toolbox, which contains promotional and training material for library staff, will remain on the Nebraska Library Commission home page. It is located at: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/nebraskaccess/toolbox. Authentication for the subscription databases has been simplified in nebraskaccess.ne.gov. If a computer’s IP address has not been registered, the user is sent to a login screen only after choosing a subscription database. The same NebraskAccess password provided to your library last year will work until new ones are assigned in March. If your library needs a password or if your library’s IP addresses have changed, please contact nebraskaccess. And residents may still use their Nebraska driver’s license or State ID number to access the subscription databases. The Nebraska Library Commission’s home page will no longer link to the old NebraskAccess site; however, the former NebraskAccess site will be accessible until June 30, 2009. Just use your existing links, bookmarks or the URL. Information on how to link to the new site can be found in the Librarian’s Toolbox. Over the upcoming weeks we will be working on updating the promotional material to match the new site. Try out the new NebraskAccess and let us know what you think. If you have any problems accessing the site or databases, please contact Allana Novotny.