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Wireless or Remote Access for Health Sciences Users
Electronic Resources

Access to the electronic resources at Case Western Reserve University is governed by site licenses and restricted to current Case faculty, staff and students.

For more information, please read the Acceptable Use Policy.


Wireless access

Case Western Reserve University provides guest access to the wireless network for all individuals not affiliated with the university.

All Case faculty, staff and students should follow the wireless instructions for university affiliates.
Please remember that to access Case-only resources, you will need VPN, downloaded, installed and opened before accessing any resources.


Remote Access

The information about remote access presented here is for all users not directly wired to the Case network, and especially for those individuals attempting to use the health sciences library resources.


There are several important steps to follow to have access to the library resources.

  • The Case network account must be activated. This includes the Case email account.
  • When accessing the network remotely, you must have the VPN client installed and opened on your computer. It is a minimal software program which you must download. The instructions are available at this site.
  • Some OhioLINK resources may be accessed remotely by providing your name, Case Account Number and PIN from EuclidPLUS, the catalog of Case. If you do not have a PIN, you may insert one yourself by going to VIEW YOUR LIBRARY RECORD. If you are having difficulty with the PIN, please call the Circulation Desk at the Health Center at 216.368.4540, or at the Allen at 216.368.3641. Please call between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday - Friday. OhioLINK provides information about accessing its resources.
  • Please contact CHSL's Interlibrary Loan Department for a list of applicable charges to obtain materials. You may send an email, (chsl-ill@case.edu), or you may call the Interlibrary Loan Department at 216.368.6420.
  • When accessing PubMed, please use the following URL;
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?holding=cwruclib_fft_ndi,ohiolinklib&otool=ohiolink
    This URL provides links to the electronic journals to which Case subscribes, to the Electronic Journal Center of OhioLINK and to OLINKS which provides a full text link if available, whether there are copies in the library and information about formatting the citation for inclusion in a bibliography.
Additional Information

For more information, please contact Reference, or send an email, (hclref@case.edu).