Jane
Thanks so much for raising this. I wasn't aware of the specific notice
you quote below, but we have been having discussions for some time over
the issue of supplying students (and staff) with digital editions, in
either SED or Ariel format, and the best way of advising requesters how
to deal with these.
I know that some libraries do not forward the digital edition to users
because of the potential problems of opening them, but print and supply
the paper copy instead.
I would be interested in hearing what others have experienced and how
they have solved the various issues involved.
Mike Sharrocks
Thames Valley University
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Subject: SED and digital editions
This is a rather specific query, but as I am not aware of a discussion
list/forum for users of the BL SED service, I thought I would try the
lis-link and see what happens..
We use the BL SED service and get journal article requests delivered
directly to our users. This works fine, by and large, for our staff, who
have their own dedicated workstations, and also for students accessing
these at home or via own laptops. However, we have a real problem with
our workstations in LRCs, where students log in with a 'roaming profile'
, because BL will be requiring all users of SEDs to use Adobe digital
editions (instead of Adobe 7).
"From early 2009, the Digital Rights Management (DRM) software that
provides the encryption for your SED documents will no longer be
supported. From that time, Adobe Digital Editions will be required to
receive SED documents. "
Our technical support has contacted an HE technical forum and received
messages agreeing that this is a real problem (Bangor, Dundee, Napier,
Lincoln and others), but I am just wondering why I have heard nothing
from the libraries front. Is this an issue for colleagues, and if so,
how are you handling it?
Pls pass this on to relevant colleagues - and apologies if this is of no
interest to you! Thanks, Jane
Jane Arthur
Assistant Director
Learning & Information Services
University of Hertfordshire
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