The VPN allows you to connect to the library's online articles and eBooks from off campus.
Click UC Merced VPN Installation Instructions (all devices) for instructions.
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Problems with installing or connecting?
When looking at articles in a database, full-text may be immediately available via a PDF or HTML page. If not, use the UCeLinks button.
Here's an example of an article you would need to use UC-eLinks to get the full text:
Improving Underperforming Schools
If UC-eLinks doesn't give you any options to read the full-text online, you can Interlibrary Loan (ILL) the item using your UCMnetID. Select the Request from the Library option in the UC-eLinks menu.
You can now check out some books from the UC Merced Library using:
This service applies to UCM owned books not available through HathiTrust ETAS.
Click HathiTrust ETAS to learn about accessing this collection of millions of ebooks.