Electronic Resources: Troubleshooting ... and Beyond

A cookie is a text-only string that can be stored on a user's hard disk. This means they are stored in the memory of your browser for later retrieval. Cookies store data that identifies you, such as your email address. 

For a more comprehensive overview of cookies, please refer to The Unofficial Cookie FAQ.

Most important takeaway: You will need to have cookies enabled to use the Library's electronic resources.  This page will show you how to do just that.

1. Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Internet Explorer.

2. Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.

3. Click the Privacy tab, and then, under Settings, move the slider to the top to block all cookies or to the bottom to allow all cookies, and then click OK.

For more about cookies and IE, please refer to "Cookie Settings"

The default setting for Firefox is that cookies are enabled.

Please refer to this step-by-step explanation from Mozilla, if the cookies were diabled.

The default setting in Safari is to accept cookies.  You can change your cookie preferences so that Safari either does not accept cookies or accepts them from limited sources.  

Managing Cookies: Safari 5.0

Managing Cookies: Safari 3.0

The default setting in Google Chrome is that cookies are enabled.

1. Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar.
2. Select .Settings
3. Click the Under the Hood tab.
4. Click Content settings in the "Privacy" section.
5. Click the Cookies tab in the Content Settings dialog that appears:
6. Allow Cookies by default: Make sure "Allow local data to be set" is selected to allow both first-party and third-party cookies. If you only want to accept first-party cookies, select the "Block all third-party cookies without exception" checkbox.

 For more details about cookie settings in Google Chrome, please refer to this guide.