OPTI-West Services

Remote Access to Electronic Resources

• Remote Access Form: Request remote access to the library’s online resources
  • Once your application is approved, you will be issued a username and password
  • This username and password is valid from the date it is issued to June 30th of the current academic year
  • A notification will be sent via email to reapply for the next academic year
• Accessing Electronic Resources: Instructions for accessing electronic resources off-campus
• Troubleshooting access: Solutions for common issues when accessing remote content
• Accessible Electronic Resources
  • Anatomy.tv
  • Anatomy.tv – 3D Dentistry
  • Anatomy.tv – 3D Leg, Ankle, and Foot
  • DynaMed
  • EBSCOhost Research Databases
• Freely Accessible Research Databases from any location:
  • BioMedCentral
  • Clinical Trials
  • Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
  • Drugs@FDA
  • ERIC
  • LactMed
  • MEDLINEPlus
  • National Drug Code Directory
  • Orange Book – Electronic Version
  • OSTMED.DR
  • PubMed
  • TRIP

Request Articles

• Request Articles: Request articles from Interlibrary Loan or our print collection
  • Receive 25 no cost ILL requests per academic year (Aug 1 – Jul 31). After 25 requests, cost is $10.00 per ILL request
  • First time user? Register on ILLiad

Research

• Literature Search: Request help for performing literature searches. Please allow for at least one week to complete a literature search.

Borrowing

• Limit of 3 items
• OPTI-West Loan Periods:

GROUPS/ITEMS	BORROWING PERIODS
OPTI-West	2 weeks, 1 renewal
Reserve Items	Varies by reserve
Theses & Dissertations	1 month, no renewal
Journals	Library Use Only