On behalf of its users, the Library subscribes to many commercially-published resources available through the Internet. In most cases, networked access to these resources is restricted to authorised users from the University of Adelaide or affiliated bodies. For the sake of simplicity, many resource providers enforce this restriction by only recognising requests for access coming from within the University network. By using the Library's Proxy server, authorised users connecting to the Internet from outside the University of Adelaide network can now gain access to these resources. Instructions are provided here for Netscape 4.5 on Windows platforms.
Similar facilities are available on other platforms and browsers.
Then you can switch between the two proxy servers, using your ISP's proxy server for Internet access not related to academic work or study, and using the Library's proxy server only when you need to access resources otherwise restricted to authorised University users. You should enter your Library barcode number for username, and your Library PIN as password. All connections made through our Proxy server are logged, but not monitored. The Library normally makes use of logging information only for statistical purposes. However, in the event of misuse, the logging information may be used by the Library in preventing further misuse.