How do I access electronic resources?
Answer
If you want to access electronic resources you should start your search directly on the Learning Commons webpage.
- Start your search directly from the search box on the Learning Commons homepage. The OneSearch tab will allow you to search across all of our physical and electronic holdings.
- For users with CTS emails, your CTS email login credentials can be used to access all of our electronic resources such as ebooks, journals or databases.
- For ACTS students, CTS alumni, affiliated faculty, you will be emailed a set of login credentials from OpenAthens.
2. To access any of our electronic resources, you will be prompted with this OpenAthens screen.
If you are a current CTS student, faculty or staff, then select the first option.
If you are a cross-registered ACTS students at CTS, or if you are a CTS alumni, or a RELI Fellow, then select the second option.
4. Use your credentials on the authentication screen you are directed to
a. For CTS students, faculty and staff
Enter your CTS email username and password here. If you do not know your CTS email username and password, please email Darnell Payne, Director of Information Technology.
b. For ACTS Students, CTS alumni, RELI Fellows
Enter the login credentials that were emailed to you from OpenAthens. If you no longer have your login credentials, please email library@ctschicago.edu.
