Dear All,
Yes, Springer have not bothered to send a message to sites with a remote
access password to reassure us that an alternative would be provided asap.
Certainly the ATHENS option would be best but again, we have heard nothing.
Regards,
Satu
At 14:09 30/07/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>Those of you who have signed up to the Springer journals and used to have
>off-campus access via a username and password, read on.
>
>We noticed fairly early after the switch to the Metapress server that our
>remote access had vanished. We have this for Taylor and Francis journals on
>another Metapress site so I thought it was something the publisher could
>arrange for us, just as Taylor and Francis did when we pointed out the
>omission.
>
>Not so - today we received confirmation that Springer are looking at 'a
>solution, preferably Athens, which will be available as soon as possible'
>(no date specified). Those of us who are aware of the current problems with
>Taylor and Francis Metapress and Athens will view this development as
>interesting and hope all problems can be sorted out with the Athens login by
>then.
>
>The agreement we signed specifically makes provision for 'obtaining remote
>access', which, by moving their journals at very short notice, Springer has
>blocked for those of us not yet using proxy solutions.
>
>Anyone else concerned about this? And is anyone from Springer prepared to
>comment on why there is no interim solution available to us, and why we were
>not informed of this knock-on effect of SpringerLINK's server changes?
>
>Louise
>
>Louise Cole
>Electronic Resources Team Leader
>Health Sciences Library
>University of Leeds
>Leeds LS2 9JT
>
>e-mail [log in to unmask]
>tel 0113 343 5502
>fax 0113 343 4381
Ms Satu Nieminen
Assistant Librarian
School of Pharmacy
29/39 Brunswick Square
Bloomsbury
London WC1N 1AX
Tel. 0207 753 5833
Fax 0207 753 5947
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