NC LIVE @ home

NC LIVE @ home allows library patrons to connect to NC LIVE from home with their own computers via the Internet.

How do I access NC LIVE @ home?

Contact the library and ask staff how to get a password.  The NC LIVE password is available to current Hickory Public Library cardholders.

What do I need at home to connect to NC LIVE?

A computer (at least a 486 or a Macintosh 68020,) a Web browser, and an Internet Service Provider.  The library can provide you with more detailed information about minimum hardware and software requirements.

How do I connect to NC LIVE?

Simply use your Web browser to open Hickory Public Library's home page at http://www.hickorygov.com/library/. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the NC LIVE icon.  When you see the "NC LIVE Remote Access User Validation" screen, select Hickory Public Library form the drop-down list, type your password, and click the SUBMIT button.  If your password is correct, then you're in.  Please contact the library if you need more information.

Is NC LIVE an Internet Search Engine?

It is much more. NC LIVE's resources are not accessible to the general Internet user. It is also much more focused than an Internet search engine, which throws out a wide net across part of the World Wide Web, often bringing back personal Web sites and unrelated junk.  NC LIVE searches carefully prepared databases and brings back resources you can use.

Once I get my search results, can I get to these resources immediately, on-line?

You can read many newspaper and encyclopedia articles, most company profiles, and some magazine articles immediately, on-line.  You will need to go to the library to read other articles, especially if they are older, but NC LIVE will point you in the right direction.

May I share my password with friends?

It is important that you not share your password with others. NC LIVE's many resources are made available through a statewide subscription - called license- that allows only the registered users of participating libraries to have access to them.  The library has a legal responsibility to make sure that everyone who receives a password for NC LIVE @ home is qualified to use its resources under the terms of the license. If someone asks for your password, tell them to contact their library for their own password. Public libraries serving every county in North Carolina can provide a password for NC LIVE @ home.

What happens if I share my NC LIVE password?

Unauthorized sharing of passwords may result in any or all of the following:

• You could lose your library privileges.

• The library and all of its users could lose access to NC LIVE temporarily or permanently.

• The vendors from which NC LIVE obtains its resources might raise prices for access to their databases, which might mean fewer resources for you and other library users.

Do I have to renew my password?

Passwords will be changed every three to six months.  The library will let you know how to get a new password.