Databases

Minimum browser requirements: please use current versions of Google's Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox, or Apple's Safari. Some students have found that problems with one browser are not present with another browser. The AOL (America Online) browser will not work for off campus access to databases.

Cookies: Set your browser to accept cookies. Check your browser's Help file for instructions on how to modify your settings.

JavaScript: Set your browser to enable JavaScript.

Pop Up Blockers: Turn off.

After reconfiguring your computer, you may need to clear the cache (delete cookies), history, and temporary files.

Firewall and Internet security software [Norton Anti-virus, McAfee, etc.] block traffic from moving in and out of your home network; however, most default settings are very restrictive and make accessing the library's databases difficult or impossible.
Turn them off temporarily to access the database. You can turn them back on as soon as you gain entry to the database you want to search.

When trying to access the HPU Libraries' databases from work, users should check with whomever is responsible for network security. Many employers, particularly federal and state agencies and military installations and contractors, configure their networks in such a way that access to our databases is prevented. This is usually due to firewalls and other security features; these are there for legitimate security concerns and should not be tampered with without permission.

The ebook links in HPU Discovery route you through the Libraries' proxy server and authenticate your machine.

This is HPU’s link resolver.  

When you see this icon in an online database, click on it to check for full text availability. If a full text source is available, follow the link provided. You may be connected to the article, or to the journal’s homepage. HPU licenses many full text resources, but it is not possible to provide access to every article published. Unavailable articles may be requested through interlibrary loan.

If you continue to have problems accessing any of the library's electronic resources, contact us. Please be as SPECIFIC as possible when reporting problems by email:

• Which database were you trying to use?
• What browser are you using? (Example: Firefox 54.0.1)
• Was there an error message? What did it say?
• What kind of operating system are you using? (Example: Windows 10, Mac)
• Did you follow any of the above recommendations to solve the problem?

CALL THE REFERENCE DESK AT 544-1133 OR EMAIL THE LIBRARIES AT REFERENCE@HPU.EDU.

The Libraries' databases, eBooks, e-journals and other licensed materials are provided for academic research for the exclusive use of currently enrolled Hawai'i Pacific University students and currently employed faculty and staff. These license agreements prohibit sharing content with anyone not currently enrolled or employed by the university, including HPU alumni. The clauses in the license agreements supersede the "fair use" provisions in copyright law.

Although license agreements do vary in specific details, there are common responsibility clauses that appear in all, as well as general rights that we seek to negotiate into the license agreements. It is your responsibility to understand what you are allowed or not allowed to do when using a particular database.

As an authorized user, you have the right to search the database, view the results and to extract (by e-mailing, printing, or downloading) limited data or articles for personal academic use only.

You do not have the right to systematically extract material from a database or to extract a substantial amount of material. Downloading entire issues of a journal or entire collections of data, for example, is a violation of the User Agreements.

All User Agreements specifically prohibit sharing the licensed material in the database with non-authorized users. This means that you may not e-mail or send a copy of an article or other material to a friend or colleague at another institution.

You may not post licensed material on your web site.

You do not have the right to use the licensed material for commercial purposes.

You do not have the right to remove, modify, or obscure copyright notices or other notices and disclaimers.

Violations may result in the publisher terminating access to the database and pursuing legal action against HPU.

Please contact Cheryl Urasaki, Electronic Resources Librarian, at 808-236-3557 or at curasaki@hpu.edu if you have questions, comments, or need clarification.