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Hardware Requirements
Access to all the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Knowledge Information Network (NLHKIN) resources will be through the World Wide Web. It is recommended that you have a minimum of a Pentium computer with 32 mb of RAM (with Windows 95 or higher) or an equivalent MAC. You will also need an Internet connection that supports Internet browsing (such as a direct connection, a SLIP account, or a PPP account) and a graphical Internet browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. The majority of resources require that JavaScript be enabled on your WWW browser.

CINAHL, has been tested using browsers running on the following platforms:

  Netscape Navigator 4.08 (or higher, but NOT 6.x) (32-bit) for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT (4.0 or higher), or Netscape 4.08 (or higher but NOT 6.x) for the Macintosh.

  Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (32-bit) or higher for Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT (4.0 or higher) only.

IMPORTANT:  Internet Explorer for the Macintosh is not a supported web browser.
IMPORTANT:  Netscape 6 is not currently a supported browser.

To ensure optimal performance of the WebSPIRS gateway, we recommend that it is used with browsers running on these platforms. You may experience problems using browsers on other platforms such as Windows 3.1 or X Windows.

NLHKIN Login
The NLHKIN resources are licensed, and are therefore restricted to members. In order to access these resources, you must be registered.

Corporate members who are using their corporation computer will be able to access the resources without any additional steps.

Individual members, or individuals who are registered through their corporation for off-site use, will need to login to NLHKIN by entering a NLHKIN username and password.

To connect to NLHKIN resources (e.g. CINAHL, Cochrane Library), click:
  • Search Pubmed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, MD Consult, Harrison's Online, and Star!Ref located at the top and bottom of every page, or
  • Search Pubmed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, MD Consult, Harrison's Online, and Star!Ref on the NLHKIN home page.

Go to Health Sciences Library For problems connecting to or using the databases Search Pubmed, CINAHL, Cochrane Collection, Harrison's Online, MD Consult and Stat!Ref Order an article, book or document NLHKIN Homepage