 Hi, I'm Michael, a Public Affairs major, and this is how I got set up with free remote access to all the e-books and articles provided by the UCLA library using a VPN on my Windows 10 laptop. First, let's talk about why we need to use a VPN from off-campus. When you're off-campus, websites don't necessarily know that you're a Bruin. This means that if you go to a website and try to access an e-book or an article, you might not be able to get the full text. You might get an error message, or the website may even ask you to pay a fee. Don't ever pay that fee. To see if you can get that book or article for free, you can set up your computer with a VPN or a proxy. This gives you a chance to type in your UCLA logon ID and show the internet that you are a Bruin. Once you're set up, you'll have access to millions of resources licensed by the library, including e-books, articles, videos, music, and all other sorts of things. I chose a VPN because I like the security it provides and the control it gives me as a user to manually enable or disable it when I'm browsing online. Just a preference. Here's how I did it. First I went to the library website at library.ucla.edu, then I clicked on connect from off-campus. From there, I chose the VPN. Then I chose the corresponding Windows 10 download. After that, I followed these directions to get set up. Let's walk through it together. Information on how you can get set up with remote access to everything UCLA Library has to offer. Visit library.ucla.edu and click on connect from off-campus. You can also download this PDF handout for a quick overview of the process. Good luck.