A number of websites have recently appeared which give login and password details for access to the e-resources of a number of University libraries. These sites include http://www.journalpassword.com, http://www.passfans.com, and http://www.bbs.techyou.org. Often logins given allow access to an institution's proxy server and any resources authenticated through that route.
The Publishers Association and ALPSP have already been made aware of this, and many of you may have seen the recent postings on other discussion lists. For universities, if your institution is affected then please ensure the login details posted are changed immediately. It might also be advisable to remind staff and students that passwords are not to be shared with unauthorised users under any circumstances.
Thanks to Kirsty Luff for alerting the list owners to journalpassword.com (which now seems to be unavailable), and to Jim O'Donnell at Georgetown for posting more information to lib-license-l at Yale.
Thanks
Louise
Louise Cole
Senior Information Advisor (Collections)
Nightingale Centre, Kingston Hill Campus
Kingston University
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Surrey
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