This is a guide to help Valencia students, staff and faculty access Valencia library databases, articles, e-books, videos and your library accounts online.
OpenAthens is an authentication service that allows you to access Valencia's electronic library resources on and off campus. It replaces the Borrower ID and PIN.
OpenAthens works with your Atlas credentials and allows you to login from any entry point. You can start from Atlas, the library catalog, a library database, or the website of a resource Valencia College Library subscribes to.
Start from a library database (or a specific library eBook, article or video):
Start from the website of a resource that Valencia subscribes to:
Start from Atlas:
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:
"Atlas is down or too slow and I can't log in."
The problem: Atlas may be experiencing technical difficulties.
What to do: Please contact us for help accessing resources.