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International Students' Guide to the Dalhousie Libraries

What is a NetID?

  • Your NetID gives you access to Dal Online, MyDal, Microsoft 365 Email, Brightspace, computer labs, electronic library material off-campus, and many other services.
  • Your NetID is usually 2 letters from your name, followed by 6 numbers. Example: xy999999
  • One of the first things you should do is to activate your NetID.

The NetID & Password webpage is the place to go to:

  • Activate or lookup your NetID. Activating your NetID is a one-time process and only takes a few minutes.
  • Reset/Change your Password
  • Update your MFA (multi-factor authentication) options
  • Update your account recovery email