Getting Started with Library Accounts

To begin using the King Library and its resources, create the accounts listed in the tabs above.

Get access in OneSearch to e-books, articles, journals, and databases on and off-campus through the library website. Your Tower Card ID is your library card. Sign in with your SJSUOne ID and password.

Want access to San Jose Public Library materials? 

Go to the 1st floor Circulation Desk and get an SJPL library card. You will be given a card and PIN to use the public resources (books, e-books, DVD's, articles and other e-learning sources).

Set up an account with  Interlibrary Services once you have your library account in order to access material not available at SJSU. Set your status correctly. Note:  SJSU Distance indicates students or faculty members who are exclusively engaged in online classes.

Set your preferences in Google Scholar to connect to SJSU databases:

  1. Go to Google Scholar.
  2. Click on the three-bar icon on the top left of the page.
  3. Choose "Settings "and "Library Links"
  4. Type in: San Jose State University.
  5. Check the box for "San Jose State University – FindIt@SJSU" and Save.
  6. Again under "Settings" for Bibliography Manager, select "Show links to import citations into RefWorks"
  7. Click "Save"

Or go to the Google Scholar tutorial (4 min.) for a step by step view of this process. You can also search Google Scholar from the search box on the library website:

Google Scholar search box

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