Access to Electronic Resources from Outside the Campus

To access electronic resources from outside the university, you need to use the Proxy Server or YETKİM (ULAKBİM EKUAL Identity Management Server) service.

General Rules

As you know, in accordance with the agreements made with database providers, these resources are allowed to be accessed only through the IP addresses of our University. In order for you to use the databases from your homes or any other internet end as if you were in the University, you can benefit from this service by making the Proxy Server or YETKİM settings on your computer in the links specified below. However, in order to provide this service in a healthy and continuous way, some necessary issues should be taken into consideration.

  • You are responsible for the usernames and passwords obtained from the IT Department; It is forbidden to give and use it to 3rd parties.
  • It is inconvenient for your security not to delete the settings at the end of the job by making these settings on computers in public areas such as internet cafes, airports, etc., and to leave the computer to other users without logging out.
  • In accordance with the license agreements, it is prohibited to systematically copy the resources in the databases subscribed to or to which our University has provided trial access during use outside the University as well as within the University. Violation of this situation; It may result in the suspension of our subscription, our access to resources being blocked for a period of time, or the cancellation of our agreement.
  • You are responsible for any technical or legal problems that may arise in case of non-compliance with the above-mentioned issues.

Proxy Server Settings

In the browser with the proxy server setting, only the databases subscribed to our Library can be accessed. We recommend that you install the Firefox internet browser on your computer/mobile device to set up proxy service. Thus, you can use your other internet browser (Chrome, Explorer, Opera, Safari, etc.) to access other websites.

YETKİM Service Settings

You can benefit from this service with the e-mail address and password given to you by our University when you can access the databases opened by EKUAL from outside the campus with the YETKİM institutional access method.