Research 101: Accessing online resources from off-campus

You can always use the Hostos Library website without signing in to:

• search with OneSearch to look for database articles, books, or videos*
• get advice about conducting library research through our Research 101 guide**
• reserve a group study room

However, you will need to sign in in order to:

• search an individual database in our A-Z list***
• read the full text of an online article
• read an e-book

To sign in:

• Your Hostos ID must be activated at the library's circulation desk.****
• You must activate your ID once every semester.
• If you have already checked out a book from the library this semester, your ID should be activated.
• Once your ID is activated, when you are asked to sign in with your "barcode", enter the entire long number on your ID card.
• If might also ask you for a "password"--if so, enter the same long number on your ID card.