Yet another hmmmm .... there is no mention of "Activate personalisation"
when I login via Shib .... (IE, Firefox, SeaMonkey or Safari) ...
Pete
On Sat, 24 Sep 2011, Nicole Harris wrote:
> Looks like we need to have a conversation with ScienceDirect. Users should not have to register and give up personal data to use the service paid for by the institution.
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> On 24 Sep 2011, at 08:33, Phil Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> At De Montfort encountered what sound like similar problems with viewing the search results from Scopus and ScienceDirect. Rather than a browser issue, we wondered if it was associated with whether or not the user was 'activated' with the Data Service Provider.
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>> Does it make a difference if the user is greeted with 'Activate personalization' or with their own name? SD would only know the name of users registered with them as this is not released by our IdP. On the other hand individuals who have long used this service via Athens MD would appear as new users when logging in via OpenAthens LA.
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>> We have had, it seems, fewer reports of the missing results problem since we began encouraging people to register with Scopus and Science Direct.
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>> Regards,
>> Philip Adams
>> Senior Assistant Librarian, Department of Library and Learning Services
>> DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY
>> Leicester LE1 9BH
>> T: +44 (0) 116 250 6397
>> E: [log in to unmask]
>> W: dmu.ac.uk
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