Kirsty Beveridge wrote:
> In relation to library users telling us that electronic access to
> journals/databases has lapsed, has anyone used or thought of
> developing a programme ( spiders/intelligent agents) that check access on
> a regular basis and puts a report on your desktop?
> I know there might be problems with systems denying
> access to particular types of programmes, but it seems to offer a solution
to
> lapses in access.
We try to check our database and ejournal links as part of our regular Web
page link checking process using LinkAlarm, but unfortunately the major
ejournal services like ingenta and SwetsNet don't allow robots, so many
ejournals can't be checked. Does anyone know of a suitable alternative?
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Learning Resources, University of Northumbria at Newcastle
City Campus Library, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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