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What is ATHENS and how do I get an ATHENS username ? A personal ATHENS username and password is required to access most of the databases , e-journals and e-books . Once you have yours , you will be able to access these electronic resources from any computer , on or off campus . Usernames and passwords can only be issued to staff and students of St. Martin's College for the period of their employment or study . The library automatically creates ATHENS usernames for new students . These are normally e-mailed to your college e-mail account within 10 days of the completion of your College registration . Please check your e-mail first . If you are a student and have not received a username by e-mail , please contact your site library using the email addresses below . If you are a member of staff requiring an ATHENS username , please contact Michael Stanning : MAStanning@ucsm.ac.uk . Problems with your ATHENS username If you are a student or a member of staff and have lost or forgotten your ATHENS username , if it has expired or if you have any other queries , please complete an ATHENS account query form and e-mail it to your home site using the relevant e-mail address below . We aim to respond within 3 days . Ambleside and Barrow : LibAmb@ucsm.ac.uk Carlisle and Whitehaven : LibCar@ucsm.ac.uk Lancaster and London : library@ucsm.ac.uk If you do not have e-mail access , please contact the library at Ambleside , Carlisle or Lancaster by phone or in person . Checking your College e-mail account If you have not previously checked your college email account the following 3 knowledgebase articles will guide you through the process of getting your network login details , accessing your email account and , optionally , re-directing emails to your personal email account . how to obtain your network login details how to access your college email from home how to forward emails sent to your college email account to a private email account NHS ATHENS usernames If you are an NHS employee or are on placement in the NHS , you are entitled to an NHS ATHENS username to access the NHS electronic resources . You can register for one on the National Library for Health web site . Please ask in your local NHS library if you need further information and advice on using NHS resources .