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The Lee County Library System subscribes to electronic
databases and indexes, many of which contain full text articles from
magazines, newspapers and other periodicals. Some of these databases are
available only if you are in a library, some are available inside the
library and outside the library with your Library Card Barcode.
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From
time to
time,
library
patrons
are not
able to
access
some or
all of
our
databases.
There
are many
reasons
why this
might
happen;
below
are
listed
some of
the
possible
reasons
and
things
you can
try to
gain
access.
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Home
Access |
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Home
access
should
be
available
24/7.
Click on
the
“Home”
link
next to
the name
of the
database
you want
to use. |
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You must
have a
valid
library
card
from one
of the
branches
of the
Lee
County
Library
System
to use
the
databases.
Information
on how
to
obtain a
card can
be found
here:
http://www.lee-county.com/library/library/card.htm. |
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On the
back of
your
library
card is
a
barcode
with a
14 digit
number.
You must
enter
the
complete
14 digit
number
without
spaces. |
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Sometimes,
if too
many
people
are
using a
database
at the
same
time,
there
will be
a login
screen
instead
of
automatic
access
to the database.
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Due to our database license agreements, remote access to databases is NOT
allowed to users outside Lee County, even if those patrons have
reciprocal borrowing privileges for other materials. |
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Library
Access |
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Click on
the “Library”
link next to the name of the database you want to use |
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This way
you will
not need
to use
your
library
barcode
number
to gain
access
to the
databases. |
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And you
will
have
access
to other
databases
that are
not
available
from
home.
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Browsers |
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Recommended
browsers
are
Microsoft
Internet
Explorer
or
Netscape
Navigator
browser
version
6.0 or
higher.
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EarthLink
customers
are
having
problems
with
EarthLink
stripping
of the
port
designation
from the
URL.
Contact
EarthLink
and
request
that
they
stop
stripping
off the
port
designation.
The port
for our
catalog
service
is 8080.
The link
to our
catalog
should
appear
as
followed:
http://www.leecoipac.leegov.com:8080 |
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Browser
Settings |
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Cookies:
Is your
browser
set to
accept
cookies?
Some Web
sites
store
information
in a
small
text
file on
your
computer.
This
file is
called a
cookie.
Browsers
generally
enable
cookies
by
default,
but you
can
check/adjust
the
settings
by doing
the
following: |
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For
Internet
Explorer
6.0
(recommended),
look
under
Tools,
Internet
Options,
Privacy.
An
explanation
of what
the
settings
mean/do
can be
found in
IE 6.x's
Help
Index
under
"cookies,
changing
settings." |
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For
Netscape
7.x
(recommended),
look
under
Edit,
Preferences,
Privacy
&
Security,
Cookies.
An
explanation
of what
the
settings
mean/do
can be
found in
Netscape
7.x's
Help
Index
under
"privacy
--
settings." |
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Popup Blocker Settings:
If you
are
using a
browser
or
firewall
that
blocks
popup
windows,
you will
need to
change
the
settings
to allow popups
either
temporarily,
for a
particular
site, or
for the
duration
of your
session.
If you
are
using
Windows
XP
Service
Pack 2,
you will
need to
change
the
Popup
Blocker
settings
to allow
popup
windows.
Google
Toolbar
and
Yahoo!
Toolbar
both
block
pop-ups.
You will
need to
adjust
the
settings
or
temporarily
disable
pop-up
blocking.
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Java: If
you use
Windows
XP
Service
Pack 2
or
Internet
Explorer
6.0, you
will
need to
install
the Java
Runtime
Environment
separately
as this
browser
version
does not
install
it
automatically.
Download
and
install
the Java
Runtime
Environment
for your
operating
system
at:
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Windows:
http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp
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MAC:
http://www.apple.com/java/
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Internet
Explorer
5.x: Go
to the
Tools
menu and
select
Internet
Options.
Click on
the
Security
tab.
Select
the
Internet
icon at
the top.
Set the
security
Low.
Next
choose
the
Advanced
tab.
Enable
Java. |
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Firewalls |
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If you
have a
firewall
on your
computer
- either
through
your
operating
system,
anti-virus
software
or other
software
- please
adjust
your
firewall
settings
to allow
traffic
from the
following
URL:
http://209.26.126.14/rpa/webauth.exe |
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If you still have problems accessing the databases, you may need to turn
off your firewall software in order to use them.
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There
are
reported
problems
with
Norton
Internet
Security
including
Norton
Personal
Firewall
&
ZoneAlarm
Pro.
You will
need to
disable
them or
set
restrictions
to low
during
the
duration
of your
access
to the
Subscription
Databases. |
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You also
need to
make
sure
that
your
PC's
calendar
and
clock
are set
correctly
as this
can
prevent
you from
getting
into the
secure
authentication
page.
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Cache |
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Clearing your cache can significantly improve the speed and
performance
of your
browser.
The
following
procedures
provide
steps to
clear
the
cache
memory
for the
two most
popular
browsers. |
Internet
Explorer
6.0
1.
From the
top menu
bar,
click
Tools,
and
select
Internet
Options.
2.
Click
Delete
Cookies,
then
O.K
3.
Click
Delete
Files,
then
O.K.
4.
Click
OK. |
Netscape
6.x and
7.x
1. From
the top
menu
bar,
click
Edit,
and
select
Preferences.
2. Click
Advanced.
3. Click
Cache.
4. Click
Clear
Memory
Cache
button.
5. Click
the
Clear
Disk
Cache
button.
6. Click
OK. |
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Adobe
Acrobat
Reader
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Some of
our
services
provide
article
page
images
in Adobe
PDF
(Portable
Article
File)
format.
To view
these
articles,
you need
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader
installed
on your
system.
If you
do not
have it,
you can
download
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader for
free.
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Bookmarks |
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You must access subscription databases ONLY from:
http://www.lee-county.com/library
or a
subject
page on
the
Library
webpage.
Accessing
from any
other
link or
bookmark,
WILL
corrupt
your
cookies
file and
you will
not be
able to
access
remote
databases,
likely
you will
end up
with
excessive
browser
errors
or blank
pages.
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Download
Accelerators |
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All download managers or download accelerators
should
be
turned
off or
disabled
when
connecting
to LCLS
databases.
Examples
of such
services
that
should
be
disabled
or
turned
off
include:
Speed
Bit
GetRight,
Netscape's
Smartdownload
and
GetBot.
Software
such as
RealDownload
or
ad-blocking
software
can also
interfere
with
Remote
Access. |
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Refresh |
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You may
need to
click on
your
browsers
refresh
button
to load
updated
information
and
links.
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More
Help |
Please call the Lee County Library System Telephone
Reference Department at
239-479-4636 during regular hours:
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9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.,
Monday-Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Friday-Saturday (ET)
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or report web problems
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http://www.lee-county.com/library/tips/web_problems_submitinfo.htm |
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