Remote Access to AW Library Resources via Citrix

The default option for remote access to AW Library Resources is via VPNs, however, that option may be problematic for some people.

If the Ascension regional / national VPNs are locking you out of AW Library resources, you are not alone.  One possible solution is to use Citrix for remote access.

Look for a shortcut on your desktop for Citrix.

Mine looks like the one above.  Yours may say WIGLE or WIMIL.

Log in with your usual network credentials.

Once you log in, you should see a number of shortcuts on the Citrix desktop.  

It may look something like this:

There should be a shortcut for Library Services.  As I understand it, the Citrix servers have more stable IPs that make using Library Resources more reliable for remote work, than the VPNs -- which work fine for most things, but not authentication for Library resources.

If you don't have a Citrix shortcut on your desktop, you can use the direct urls:

• Citrix for WIAPP / Fox Valley  

• Citrix for WIMIL / CSM

• Citrix for WIGLE / WFHC

Contact the AIT Help Desks for additional assistance for remote access.

Questions about remote access, contact your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians: 

 Michele Matucheski        Kellee Selden

What AW Library Resources are available Remotely?

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Question: What AW Library resources are available remotely?

Try OpenAthens Single SignOn for remote access.  

     >  This is the option that may replace all other options below.  

Option 1: VPN or Citrix

If you can get VPN (ie FortiClient) or Citrix access through AIT, this will be the most seamless option to using ALL our library resources at home.   That said, we know that VPN access is not an option for all associates.   If the VPN doesn't work for you, try Citrix.  

Option 2:  Personal Accounts

Several (not all) AW Library resources are available to our associates at home or as mobile apps.  Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a single sign-in to simplify the process.  The alternate method often requires signing up for personal accounts for each resource and keeping track of additional usernames and passwords.

Below is a short list of Library Resources that are available to AW staff at home (or otherwise away from Ascension worksites), along with information about signing up for remote access.

• AccessMedicine
• AccessMedicine Search Tips
• Set up an AccessMedicine User Profile (Personal Account)

• Clinical Key
• Clinical Key Search Tips
• Clinical Key: Setting up a Personal Account with Remote Access

• DynaMed
• DynaMed Search Tips
• Access DynaMed Anywhere

• Nursing Reference Center Plus
• NRC Plus Search Tips
• NRC Plus - FAQ and Mobile Access

• PubMed is freely available to anyone with internet access. 
• However you won't be able to access the majority of our AW subscribed fulltext ejournals without being onsite or using the VPN.
• PubMed Search Tips

Option 3: Mobile Apps

In addition, several of our Library Resources offer mobile apps.

See the Mobile Apps Library Guide for more info. about specific resources.

• Lexicomp Drug Reference
• LexiComp Search Tips
• Download the LexiComp Mobile App
  
  

Option 4:  Contact Your Librarians

Contact your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians,   Michele Matucheski or Kellee Selden for specific info about accessing the following databases remotely:

• Cinahl (Nursing & Allied Health)
• Cinahl Search Tips

• Ovid Medline and Fulltext Journals
• Ovid Medline Search Tips

Visit Ascension Wisconsin Library Services for more info.  

Updated 11 February 2025.