ATHENS, gateways, and portals: components of the Distributed National Electronic Resource

Wise, Alicia; Rusbridge, Chris; Wiseman, Norman

doi:10.1087/09531510050145416

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“…To some extent, this problem, and the barrier it creates for users, is being solved by the transition from password control to Internet protocol (IP) control of electronic products, whereby address ranges or whole domains are registered with, for example, a publisher's electronic journals service. However, IP address checking also has its drawbacks:``anyone out of the office, or off-campus is denied access'' (Cox, 2000, p. 41) In response to this problem, which has particular relevance for distance learners, the ATHENS access management system was developed within the UK higher education community and enables a user to access multiple distributed data resources using a single username and password (Wise et al, 2000).…”

Section: Proliferation Of Passwords`amentioning

confidence: 99%

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Electronic journals: managing and educating for a changing culture in academic libraries

Ashcroft

McIvor

2001

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With the requisite IT infrastructure now becoming commonplace in academic institutions, electronic journals are becoming an established component of academic life, but the management of electronic journals can not yet be considered trouble‐free. This latest research project at Liverpool John Moores University focuses on the evaluation and promotion of electronic journals in academic libraries in the UK and in North America. The aim is to highlight any significant differences in the way that electronic journals are managed and to identify successes in order to establish “best practice”. Several issues emerge from the research. For electronic journals to become a significant alternative to the print version, there needs to be a recognition that the introduction of electronic journals will impact on working practices and staffing requirements, requiring more technical skills and competencies and changes in management priorities. Furthermore, electronic journals are still a “moving target”, making realignment even more difficult and posing awkward questions for decision makers as to the best way forward. The whole process of electronic journal development requires effective management of change. Interoperability would seem to provide the key to many of the issues involved. All of these factors influence the changing arena of LIS education.

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Section: Proliferation Of Passwords`amentioning

confidence: 99%

“…eLib subject gateways such as SOSIG), whereas a portal, by using integration services, enables users to search across multiple distributed services on the Internet (e.g. the Arts and Humanities Data Service catalogue) (Wise et al, 2000;Kitchin, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

Electronic journals: managing and educating for a changing culture in academic libraries

Ashcroft

McIvor

2001

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“…A number of libraries are developing Internet subject gateways and Place (2000) describes the work of IMesh and the DESIRE project. In the UK the Distributed National Electronic Resource forms the core of the UK's JISC strategy and has been described by Wise, Rusbridge and Wiseman (2000). A number of countries are developing gateways to health information resources for example in Canada, Denmark and the UK (Murray and Tomkins, 2000;Knudsen and Eika, 2000;Toth, Gray, Fraser and Ward, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%