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International Students' Guide to the Dalhousie Libraries

Your Library Card and Library Account

**Your DalCard is also your Library Card** 

  • The 14-digit number at the bottom of your DalCard is your unique Library ID number. Your Banner number (your university ID number) is located at the top of your DalCard, and starts with a 'B'

 

  • To 'sign-in' to your Library Account (for example, to renew your print books), the login is your Dalhousie Net ID and password -- the same as your email username and password.

 

  • You can sign-in to your Library Account from the Libraries' homepage (top menu) or from within the Novanet catalogue.

Access to Library Electronic Materials from Off-Campus

  • You do not have to be in one of the Dal Libraries to use electronic materials like e-books, e-journals, and databases.
  • You can access e-resources from your residence room, office, or anywhere on the Dal campus, just as if you were in one of the Libraries.

If you are at home -- off campus -- you need to follow one more step:

  • Click on the electronic item (for example: ebook, e-journal, database) that you want to use
  • In the pop-up box that will appear, enter your Dalhousie Net ID and Password
  • This is what the pop-up box will look like -- it is there to ensure that only registered Dalhousie students, staff, and faculty can access Dalhousie Libraries' e-resources:

An image of the Off-Campus Login screen.