E-Reserves Troubleshooting Tips
I. Cookies: In order
to access EReserves the students Internet browser must be able to
accept cookies.
A. Internet Explorer
1. Go to Tools > Internet Options >
Privacy
2. Set cookies restriction to low.
B. Netscape 7.0
1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Privacy &
Security > Cookies
2. Choose View next to enable cookies
based on privacy settings
3. Set cookies restriction to medium.
C. Netscape 4.0
1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced
2. Set cookies restriction to medium.
II. Acrobat Reader:
A. In order to view PDF files you must
have Acrobat Reader. This is a free download from Adobe
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.
B. In order to access Acrobat Reader at
the Computer Center students have two choices.
1. Use Netscape as their web browser.
2. Ask someone at the Help Desk how to
temporarily change the cookies restriction to low in Internet
Explorer.
III. Off-campus access to web links to
full texts documents in databases:
A. Students who cannot access web links
from off campus can go through the Maine databases web site
http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/.
1. All web links are currently to full
text articles in Academic Search Premier.
2. These documents are available in PDF
and HTML formats.
3. They may be printed, saved to disk or
emailed.
IV. Formats:
A. Items on EReserve may also be available
in a hard copy format on the reserves shelves.
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