You would definitely need to look into both of these issues. One
method which has been suggested to us (but not yet implemented) is
putting your site access ids onto a secure database (eg a Microsoft
Access database) which then your site staff access to find out the
password etc for the service. The other method is to validate access
via IP address - which means that only pcs coming from that IP address
can access the resource. This works very well in a large university
but not sure how the latter would work in the NHS.
Either of the above would mean that you do not have to put password
information on a widely available catalogue record.
Any further queries come back to me and I will see if I can help!
Elizabeth Chamberlain
Brunel University Library Athens Administrator
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>Medical Library
>Education Centre
>Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
>Ipswich IP4 5PD
>Tel: (01473) 702544
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>13th December 2000
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>Has anyone any information or opinions on the following problem?
>
>A new regional wide internet page has been set up locally and there is the
>possibility to provide details of our journal holdings including links to
>the full-text of journals where we have set this up. Only NHS staff will
>be able to access the site but it will be staff based at a number of
>different trusts. This has prompted thought on the following problem -
> if we include details of our username and passwords for accessing the
>journals would this contravene the license provided by the publishers
>because non-members would be able to access the information? Also would
>the fact that all of our current e-journals are free because we subscribe
>to the printed version have any bearing on this and would it be different
>once we subscribed to online only versions.
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>Any insight would be greatly appreciated
>
>Tracey Greaves
>Assistant Librarian
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