We've got IP on campus and Athens off campus set up for SpringerLINK so
it is possible, but it was an absolute nightmare to get set up and I
remember getting just the same mixed messages as people are reporting here.
I can't remember how we came to an exact resolution now as most of it
was eventually done over the telephone. The three parties involved
Springer, MetaPress and Athens all seemed to pass the buck about but
perserverence does pay off - I think I remember some tie up being needed
between our MetaPress ID and our Athens identifier dur but I can't be
sure of this.
Good luck!
Jackie
James Watson wrote:
> Patrick,
> I'm sure you're right.
>
> It arose because I tried to register for Athens with Metapress and it
> didn't work. I contacted Metapress and Athens who both told me it was
> registered correctly and that it should work. However, it still did not.
>
> After a while, and numerous emails, I received a 'phone call from Metapress
> who told me IP and Athens access could not be used together...
>
> I guess I'll contact Metapress again.
>
> cheers
> James
>
> At 16:26 27/05/04 +0100, you wrote:
>
>> We certainly have both available at University of Ulster
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: An informal open list set up by the UK Serials Group
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Watson
>> Sent: 27 May 2004 15:19
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Springer LINK journals and ATHENS
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I was told that Metapress (and therefore SpringerLINK) offered IP
>> access OR
>> Athens access and not both together.
>>
>> Does that match what other people have heard?
>>
>> cheers
>> James
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> James Watson
>> Electronic Journals Administrator
>> Library Services
>> University College London
>> Gower Street
>> London
>> WC1E 6BT
>> 020 7679 7380
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>> http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/ejournal/
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> At 16:08 27/05/04 +0100, you wrote:
>> >Hi there,
>> >
>> >Has anybody managed to arrange ATHENS access to Springer LINK? I have
>> >contacted Springer but have had no answer to my query on how to go
>> >about doing this. They do seem to have a box for Athens login on their
>> pages.
>> >
>> >>Thanks
>> >
>> >
>> >Satu
>> >
>> >
>> >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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