ScienceDirect: Quick Start Guide: Remote Access

From the VDOT network
You will not be prompted for your Library Card credentials. Simply select a resource from our A-Z list and you will get right in (unless you are using ASTM Compass or Knovel, in which case you will be prompted for the appropriate user name/password). 

Off the VDOT network
When you try to access a subscription resource from a device off the VDOT network you will be prompted to verify your affiliation with VDOT through your Virtual Library Card user name (which is your VDOT e-mail address) and your Library Card password. The login screen looks like this:

Note: Be sure to enter your VDOT e-mail address as your user name and your Library Card password. Your VDOT network password will not work here!

Forgot your Library Card password?  You can now reset it yourself. Go to the Library Catalog and select the PASSWORD RESET link, shown below: 

Follow the screen prompts, entering your VDOT e-mail address and the captcha below it, below:

You will receive an e-mail to your VDOT account with a temporary password.

If you properly filled out the screen as shown in "Step 3" (above) and you click on the link to ScienceDirect from the Library's Web page, you should be redirected to a screen that looks like the one below. Note the VDOT logo, a visual cue that lets you know you are now in VDOT's subscription: 

NOTE: If you are working from a home computer and try to access the database from https://www.sciencedirect.com (or sometimes if you are redirected to an article from a Google search) you may not see the VDOT logo. If that happens go back to step 3 (if you have a Library Card) or Step 1 (if you don't). However, from your work computer (on the VDOT network or via VPN) you should always see the VDOT logo and you should never be prompted for your Library Card credentials.