Something that we’ve done locally that’s a variation on this approach and is used for online journals is to modify our link resolver (SFX) to display the username and password only if a user is within our designated IP ranges. This seems to work well and saves the effort of maintaining a separate webpage behind EZProxy. Fortunately the need for this approach is not great; there are only a handful of titles for which we need to maintain this arrangement.

Steve

Assistant Professor of Library Science
Electronic Resources and Serials
Wheaton College (IL)
+1 (630) 752-5852

NASIG Executive Board Member-At-Large
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From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum <SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG> on behalf of Mandi Schwarz <Mandi.Schwarz@UNBC.CA>
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Date: Monday, January 25, 2016 at 5:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Electronic resources requiring a login

Hi Carol, and everyone else,

 

We also try to avoid resources that don’t have IP authentication, but we do have a few required resources that need a username and password. We use a setup similar to what others have mentioned: a page for each resource that is behind EZProxy and provides the URL, the credentials, and a notice that the login information is not to be shared outside of UNBC.

 

Hope this helps!

Mandi

 

Mandi Schwarz
Library Assistant - Serials
University of Northern British Columbia
250-960-6455; Mandi.Schwarz@unbc.ca

 

 

 

From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG] On Behalf Of Carol Green
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 10:10 AM
To: SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG
Subject: [SERIALST] Electronic resources requiring a login

 

Hi everyone,

 

I would like to find out how you all handle electronic resources that are not IP supported and require a login for access. 

 

We can force all users trying to access the resource to authenticate through the proxy, but a login is still required.  How do you supply the login information to authorized users without others being able to see it as well? 

 

I feel like this is something I should already know….but I don’t! 

 

Thanks,

Carol

 

Carol D. Green, Associate Professor
Serials Librarian
University Libraries

The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #5053
Hattiesburg, MS  39406-0001
Phone:  601-266-4476

 

 

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