Browser warning messages

Recently, Tarver Library had to upgrade the electronic certificates which confirm that our server is a "safe" place to which you can connect. Unfortunately, several major browsers do not currently recognize the latest version of this certificate. This means that when you try to connect to any database with "https://" at the beginning of the URL you may receive a serious sounding warning from your Web browser such as "Untrusted Connection" or something related to the certificate issuer not being recognized.

If you experience such a message and you are linking to a subscription database from the library Web site or linking from one part of a subscription database to another part (e.g. inside Ebrary, trying to log into your personal account), you are safe to make an exception and continue past the warning. This is not recommended for links that take you out of a subscription database to the open Web.

As browsers are updated, as they regularly are, these warnings should cease over time. Please don't hesitate to contact the reference librarian (478.301.2055) for assistance.