This is a guide to help Valencia students, staff and faculty log in and access Valencia library databases, e-books and your library accounts online.
You will need to log in in order to:
Visitors and Guests may search the library without logging in, but will not be able to access subscribed content such as online databases, full-text articles, or e-books. To search the library, go directly to the library catalog:
To Connect to the Library via Atlas:
1. Log in to Atlas: http://atlas.valenciacollege.edu.
2. Go to the MyAtlas tab, Courses tab, or Employees tab.
3. Under Libraries, click Search the Library.
If Atlas is unavailable, you can still access the Library using your Borrower ID and PIN.
1. Go directly to the library catalog page: https://union.discover.flvc.org/vc.jsp
3. In the upper right corner, click Log In.
4. Enter your Borrower ID and PIN. Unless you have changed them,
"I can log in to Atlas, but cannot access the Library."
The problem: Your library account may not exist, or your account may have expired. Typically, new users are loaded into the library system within a few days after they are registered and paid for the upcoming or current term.
What to do: Please send an e-mail to libraryservice@valenciacollege.edu with your full name and VID number. We'll verify that you are a current student and update your library account, then contact you.
"Atlas is down or too slow and I can't log in."
The problem: Atlas may be experiencing technical difficulties.
What to do: You can still access the Library using your Borrower ID and PIN; see the "If Atlas is Down" section of this guide.
"Borrower ID is expired."
The problem: Student accounts expire at the end of each term. Typically, new users are loaded into the library system within a few days after they are registered and paid for the upcoming or current term.
What to do: Please send an e-mail to libraryservice@valenciacollege.edu with your full name and VID number. We'll verify that you are a current student and update your library account, then contact you.
"It says my Borrower ID or PIN are invalid."
The problem: Either the Borrower ID or PIN was entered incorrectly, OR your borrower ID has not been activated in the Library system.
What to do: Be sure that you are entering your VID number as the Borrower ID and the last four digits of your VID number as the PIN.
When entering your VID number as you Borrower ID, include the V.
Be sure you have typed all the numbers correctly. The second character after the V is a zero.
If you have entered your Borrower ID and PIN correctly and are still receiving an error message, please send an e-mail to libraryservice@valenciacollege.edu with your full name and VID number. We'll verify that you are a current student and update your library account, then contact you.