NC LIVE @ Home allows library patrons to connect to NC LIVE from home with their own computers via the Internet. All you need to get started is a computer, a web browser, an Internet Service Provider, and a password.

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How do I connect to NC LIVE? Simply use your Web browser to open the NC LIVE home page at (http://www.nclive.org.) When you see the "NC LIVE Remote Access User Validation" screen, select your library's name from the drop down list, type your password, and click the SUBMIT button. If your password is correct, then you're in. Your library can provide you with more information if you need it.

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What do I get? NC LIVE provides you with fingertip access to extraordinary global resources, some of the finest and most diverse information available online today. Specifically, NC LIVE lets you search:

state and national newspapers

Hundreds of research journals and popular magazines

Encyclopedias

Information about companies and other directories

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Is NC LIVE a search engine? No, it's much more. NC LIVE's resources are not accessible to the general Internet user. NC LIVE is also much more focused than an Internet search engine, which throws out a wide net across part of the World Wide Web, often bringing back personal Web sites and unrelated junk. NC LIVE searches carefully-prepared databases and brings back resources you can use. Many newspaper and encyclopedia articles, most company profiles, and some magazine articles can be read immediately online. You will need to go to your library to read other articles, especially if they are older, but NC LIVE will point you in the right direction.

To get started with NC LIVE @ Home you will need a password. If you are a library patron in good standing you are eligible to get a password. You may visit your local library for the form required or print the form below. The process is quick and easy.

To maintain security, this password will expire periodically. The current password will expire on July 21, 2008. A new NC LIVE @ Home Registration Form must be completed to obtain a new password. These forms can also be found at any library location.

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May I share my password with friends? It is important that you not share your password with others. NC LIVE's many resources are made available through a statewide subscription- called a license- that allows only the registered users of participating libraries to have access to them. Your library has a legal responsibility to make sure that everyone who receives a password for NC LIVE @ Home is qualified to use its resources under the terms of these licenses. Unauthorized sharing of passwords may result in the loss of your library privileges.

Connect to the Internet....

Start your computer and connect to the Internet

Start your web browser software (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer)

Tell your browser to open the NC LIVE home page, (http://www.nclive.org)

Choose a database to search (by name, by subject, or advanced)

When you see the "NC LIVE Remote Access User Validation" screen...

Use the mouse to select your library from the drop-down list

TAB or mouse to the empty box labeled "Password:"

Type your library's remote password

Press ENTER or click the SUBMIT button

NC LIVE will validate the password...

If the password is correct, you will see the next NC LIVE page. Choose the NC LIVE resource you want to search, and you're off!

If the password is not correct, NC LIVE will display a screen with an error message

If you have problems with the password contact the library that gave you the password for further assistance.

What is a cookie? A cookie is a text file placed on your hard drive by a web server. It is your unique identification and can only be read by the server that placed it on your machine. The Cookie is necessary so that your browser can retrieve some specific information which the web server can later use.

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Why does NC LIVE require a cookie? Our cookie tells the NC LIVE server that you have been authenticated for access to NC LIVE @ Home. This is used by the server each time you click on a resource. Without it, the server cannot tell if you are an authorized user. When you close (exit) your browser or shut down your computer, the NC LIVE Cookie is erased.

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Is it safe to let NC LIVE put a Cookie on my computer? A Cookie file is not a secret method for a web server to find out everything about you and what you have on your hard drive. There is absolutely no way for a web server to get access to any private information about you or your system through Cookies. Also, there is no possible way that a virus could be spread through the use of Cookies.

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How do I enable the Cookie function on my browser?

If you're using Internet Explorer 4.x

On the Menu Bar... Choose View, then

Internet Options

Click the Advanced tab, then

Scroll down to the "Cookies" yellow exclamation icon under Security, and choose "Always accept Cookies"

Click "OK"

Return to the NC LIVE home page (http://www.nclive.org) and try again

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If you're using Netscape 4.x:

On the Menu Bar... Choose Edit, then

Preferences, then

Click on Advanced

Choose "Always accept Cookies"

Click "OK"

Return to the NC LIVE home page (http://www.nclive.org) and try again

The following hardware and software configuration represents the minimum set-up necessary for successful use of NC LIVE @ Home.

Your Computer

Processor --- Intel 486 or Macintosh 68020

Operating System --- Windows 95/98/NT or MacOS 7.5 or higher

Hard Disk --- 5 MB available disk space

RAM --- 16 MB available

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Access to the Internet

Contract with an Internet Service Provider

Telephone Line

28.8 Kbps Modem

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Software

Web Browser --- Netscape Navigator 4.x or Internet Explorer 4.x or AOL 4.0 or higher

JavaScript --- Must be installed

Cookies --- Accept