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A study of off campus (remote) access to licensed/subscribed e-resources of the Central Library Central University of Karnataka, which offers access to subscribed e-resources outside the campus using remote access software. Due to the demand from the user community for accessing the subscribed e-resources of library outside the campus the Central Library of CUK has implemented Knimbus remote access software as a tool to provide access to the user community. Knimbus platform provides a single point remote access to various subscribed e-resources of the library. Knimbus is a system that allows users at off-campus locations to access all subscribed e-resources by inserting user name and password provided by the institution. This article provides steps involved in the implementation of off campus access facility in the library. It also helps the beginners in understanding the steps to be followed for using Knimbus remote access software.