UKeiG Conference 17th June 2009 (Day 2)

The following is a powerpoint presentation report on the second day of the UKeiG Conference 2009. UKeiG Conference 2009

Electronic Resources Delivery update 26.06.09

1. The UK Access Management Federation Information regarding access to electronic resources continues to be amended to reflect the implementation of authentication through membership of the UK Access Management Federation rather than via Athens accounts. Various sections of the Electronic Resources web pages have been amended as well as access information provided through EBSCO Electronic [...]

Electronic Resources Delivery (NK) 14/05/2009

1. Relocation from Blue 1.4 to Red B.13: Despite a shortage of electrical and network points and the need to abandon some furniture to store, we have now relocated to Red B.13, the ‘Recording Studio’. The limited space available made it necessary to sort and, where possible, dispose of files and other material which had [...]

Electronic Resources 01.04.09

Staffing Olivia will be returning from maternity leave on 16th April and, for the first six months, will be working on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Siobhan, who has provided maternity cover during Olivia’s absence, finishes on April 15th. Despite being unable to receive any training from Olivia, Siobhan has done an excellent job in electronic [...]

Electronic Resources Delivery 05.03.09

Replacement of Athens accounts by the use of University central usernames and passwords We are still working towards implementing the use of University usernames and passwords, rather than Athens accounts, for off-campus access to electronic resources. Links are being modified as publishers and service providers join the UK Access Management Federation and implement Shibboleth. The [...]

Electronic Resources Delivery 27.01.09

Replacement of Athens accounts by the use of University central usernames and passwords Service links and access information continue to be modified as changes are made by publishers and service providers.  It is intended to remind all staff and students about the change from Athens authentication to the use of University central usernames and passwords. [...]

Electronic Resources Delivery

Replacement of Athens accounts by the use of central usernames and passwords Service links and access information continue to be modified as changes are made by publishers and service providers. Some guides to accessing e-resources off-campus using central usernames and passwords have been added to the e-resources pages. E-resources usage statistics Usage statistics have been [...]

IT Research & Development Report 26/10/08

SciFinder There have been important developments in the provision of the Web version of SciFinder. A Chemical Abstracts Service Trainer who came to talk to the Postgraduate Chemists about SciFinder observed that CAS are to relaunch the Web version in the Autumn, and it should then compete more effectively with the client version. We have [...]

Electronic Resources Delivery

Replacement of Athens accounts by the use of central usernames and passwords Since August we have received an e-mail whenever someone requests a new Athens account through the IT Account Manager.  We have now received about 280 such e-mails and the person making the request is asked to specify the service they believe requires authentication [...]

Athens Shibboleth news

For many years Athens has provided a reliable method of authentication to allow staff and students to access a range of our resources remotely. While publishers and service providers have had to pay to be able to offer subscribers Athens authentication, our use has been funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). However, JISC [...]