Accessing Databases
Home
Off Campus Access
- Go to the Library's Homepage @ http://aumnicat.aum.edu
- Catalog, no log-in needed
- Databases, you must log-in
- Click on the "AUM Databases" link under the category Find Articles
- Click on one of the subject categories
- Select a database to search and click on the name of the database
- A verification screen will be displayed
- Type your last name in the User Name box
- Type the number 20 with your Senator Number and a zero in the Password box
- Click on the Submit button and after a few seconds you should be connected to the database
If you cannot connect to a database refer to the Troubleshooting Database Access From Off-Campus guide OR or call the Library Reference desk at 334-244-3649 and report the problem.
Alabama Virtual Library
The AVL is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. The AVL is for all citizens in the state and is especially helpful to students & teachers in kindergarten through higher education. The AVL can be accessed from the AUM Library Home Page under the category 'Find Articles'. Any Alabama citizen can go to their local library and get a free password in order to access AVL from their home.
Further information is available on the AVL FAQ's web page.