Distance & Online Students

First, go to this login page, or click on the Off-Campus Access button in the upper-right corner of the library's website.

You will see the screen below (with the names empty):

When you seen the screen, enter in your Blackboard portal username (firstname.lastname) and ConnectND password.

Next, you will be brought to a confirmation screen, where you can then proceed to the list of databases and find the one that you are looking for .

To obtain books or other materials owned by VCSU:
Search the online catalog to find the item you need, and then fill in the Distance Loan Form.

To obtain books or other materials owned by other libraries:
Follow the instructions on the Interlibrary Loan information page.

We own about 18,000 ebooks in the EBSCO EBook collection (formerly netLibrary). The easiest way to search ebooks is by subject or by using the fulltext option. Ebooks are actual published books in electronic format so they should meet your instructor's requirement for book sources. Please be aware that ebooks can only be viewed by "one person at a time, just like print books" so if you get an error message for an ebook that you want to read, just do something else and come back later to look at it when the other person is finished with the book! Again, if you are prompted for a username and password, use your Blackboard username and ConnectND password. If you still cannot access the eBook collection, please contact a Reference Librarian.

For popular books and recent releases, use Library On the Go. This resource offers ebooks and audiobooks that you can download to your Kindle, Nook, mobile devices, and computers. For more information on how to use this great service, please see the Overdrive Guide.

You may need research assistance when a librarian is unavailable to assist you. If you find yourself in this situation, be sure to check out our Subject Guides. These guides are designed to provide you the most relevant research materials for your topic. Use them to browse the available library resources, including online books, databases, recommended websites, and more:

If you have any questions about services offered to online and distance students, please feel free to contact Allen Memorial Library by phone at 701-845-7280, or by email at library.ill@vcsu.edu.