To support Main Campus and directly affiliated hospital staff and graduate students who need to use Library e-resources off campus, the Library offers an Off-Campus Access service.

1) Eligibility & How It Works

• Main Campus faculty who live off campus.
• Departments of directly affiliated hospitals apply by department (accounts shared within the department; up to 3 accounts per department).
• Graduate students of directly affiliated hospitals access resources via the campus network.
• Graduate students at off-campus joint training sites (master’s, doctoral, or doctoral-equivalent), subject to Graduate School approval.
• Eight-year program students on off-campus internships.

Applicants submit an individual request; access is activated after approval.
Graduate students apply in November–December of the year of matriculation; applications are generally not accepted at other times.

Traffic cap: 100 MB/day.
Validity: Faculty/healthcare staff—valid 1 year from activation (reapply upon expiry). Graduate students—valid for the standard time-to-degree (i.e., through the third-year graduation).

 

2) Application & Activation

Download the form → Complete it (with the approving unit’s official seal) → Submit:

• In person: Main Campus Library, Room 207 (2F)
• By email: dianziziyuan@163.com
  • Subject & filename convention: “[Applicant Name] Library Off-Campus Access Application Form” (e.g., “Li XX Library Off-Campus Access Application Form”)
  • File format: .doc or .docx

After review: Access is activated → Change your password (initial password: SMU123456) → Sign in via the Library Off-Campus Access portal.

 

3) Using the Service

On the Library homepage, select Off-Campus Access , read the Application Procedure and User Instructions, then sign in via the portal.

Downloads

• Off-Campus Access Application Form (Graduate Students)
• Off-Campus Access Application Form (Faculty)
• Off-Campus Access Application Form (Departments of Directly Affiliated Hospitals, 2025)
• Off-Campus Access User Guide  (Required Reading)

Contact
Learning Support Department — Ms. Song
Tel: 020-61648054 | Email: dianziziyuan@163.com

 

4) Terms of Use

1. Do not share your account or password.

2. Do not use download managers; no continuous, systematic, centralized, or bulk downloading of licensed e-resources.

3. Use downloaded content only for teaching, research, or clinical care; no redistribution to non-university users and no commercial use.

4. Do not engage in any activity that compromises network security.

5. Violations will incur measures proportionate to severity, including warning/education, account suspension or cancellation, and public notice; conduct violating national laws will be referred to the authorities.

Southern Medical University Library
March 7, 2018