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Welcome HCC PTK Plant City

Welcome PTK Plant City!

HCC Plant City's chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) can use this guide as a resource while working on the Honors In Action project. The box below provides instruction on how to sign-in to the HCC Libraries Online system and the following pages explain how to locate authoritative, reliable information sources for your topic. At any time while using this guide or during your research you need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact your campus librarian.

Logging in to library resources

There are multiple ways to log-in to HCC Libraries online resources depending on how you are linked to them:

Library Log-in with Net ID

1. Your username: first initial of first name, last name and any number assigned by the system. i.e. John Smith = jsmith27
2. Your default password: first initial of first name CAPITALIZED, first initial of last name (lowercase) followed by your 7-digit student number, e.g., Jsmith1234567
3. Library log-in with Net ID

Library access through Canvas

1. In a Canvas course, click "HCC Libraries Online" from the leftnav or left navigation menu.
2. Click the "Launch HCC " button
3. You are logged into the Library Catalog Search (Note: use the tabs (Library Home, Databases, etc.) to access other library resources. (Click to see screenshots)
4. Library access though Canvas

Library Log-in with Borrower ID

1. Your "Borrower ID" is the 7-digit student ID# on your Hawk Card.
2. Input the last 4 digits of your ID# for the PIN. Looks like this.
3. Library log-in with Library Borrower ID

OpenAthens or Find your Institution login

1. Skip the OpenAthens login and instead search "Hillsborough" in the "Find your Institution" search box.
2. Use your NetID login as described above.
3. Find your Institution Login

Ways to access the HCC Libraries website: