The problem with using IP addresses as sole authorisation is that this
excludes authorised users from accessing materials unless they are on
campus (or have an authorised and fixed IP address). This is a distict
disadvantage to anyone, particularly distance learners, who wish to
access materials from home or their workplace, or any other convenient
access point.
Helen
Helen Pickering
SCOPE Liaison Officer
The Library, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA
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Phone +44 (0) 1786 466 615 Fax +44 (0) 1786 466 866
SCOPE http://www.stir.ac.uk/infoserv/scope
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it."
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> From: [log in to unmask][SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 01 April 1998 11:01
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: FW: Passwords, passwords and more passwords
>
> Dear all,
>
> We put the userids and passwords on our library web pages. These are
> on
> intranet only, so external people cannot see them.
>
> I think the proliferation of usernames and passwords is a great
> nuisance
> and shows no understanding of user needs by the information producers.
> Even Blackwell's EJN which is supposed to do away with unnecessary
> admin
> seems to require a username and password. I applaud publishers like
> the
> Institute of Physics and the American Institute of Physics who use IP
> address checks instead and wish more would follow their example.
>
> Su Lockley
> Senior Librarian, CCLRC
>
>
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