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Technical Assistance Form

  • Do you need help logging on to indexes, electronic journals, or other full text resources?
  • Are you having problems with library forms?
  • Are you having technical problems with MNCAT or other library resources?

Our staff will:

  • respond to your request within 24 hours
  • check the status of your University Internet account
  • work with you to determine the cause of the problem and provide a solution

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1 Please enter the email address to which we should send an answer. (required)

 

2 What is the name of the resource you are having difficulty with? (required)


3 Can you describe the problem? (required)
Please include the exact text of any error messages if possible.


4 If we can contact you by phone, please give your phone number


5 How are you getting to the resource?
clicking on link on Libraries' web site
clicking on link in MNCAT library catalog
using a bookmark
other


6 Have you been able to connect to this resource successfully from this computer in the past?
If so, when did it stop working?


7 Are you using your University of Minnesota Internet ID (e.g., smit003) and associated password when logging on?
IDs for an account on your departmental computer will not work. (For more info, see Internet ID and Passwords)
yes (please provide)
no
don't know my Internet ID


8 How are you connecting to the web?
on U of M -- Twin Cities campus
off campus through U of M -- Twin Cities modem pool
off campus through outside Internet Service Provider (e.g., AOL, QWest, etc.)
off campus, DSL or cable connection
off campus, through workplace internet connection
other or not known


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