Hi Caroline
We have a specially negotiated set of resources for retired staff. They can access them both on and off campus. They can not use the main library lists of resources, the retired collection is linked to from the retired staff association web pages, and they have a particular set of permissions attached to their log in. There is a mix of IP and proxy server and Athens, depending on the provider.
We have something similar for tutors teaching our courses abroad, with a special sub web page.
Business school Alumni also have a very small set of specially negotiated and licensed resources.
The only other group that get access we call Consultants, who are here on a fixed contract to work on something specifically for the OU and that is academic related. They get access to all of our resources via a set of permission sets for a fixed length of time, and they must sign a copyright declaration which is counter signed by Faculty.
We do not give walk in access to electronic resources.

I hope that helps!
Fiona

Fiona Bowtell MCLIP
Learning and Teaching Librarian (MCT)
Open University Library
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Subject: [lis-e-resources] access to electronic resources for retired faculty/staff, volunteer staff, etc

Dear colleagues (with apologies for cross-posting)

I'm looking for advice from colleagues in other university libraries:
What access do retired faculty/staff, volunteer staff, and other
"affiliated" staff have to your electronic resources?

1. Do they have access to electronic resources in your library buildings
and elsewhere on campus? If no, what is the reason? If yes, did you need
to negotiate something special in your licences?
2. Do they have access to electronic resources remotely? If no, what is
the reason? If yes, did you need to negotiate something special in your
licences?

Thanks,
Caroline























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