[Eril-l] Off-campus access to licensed databases

[Sara Brownmiller]

The UO Libraries allows community patrons to use our licensed resources when they are in the library.

We've had a request from a community patron for off-campus access to our databases because he is disabled and it is difficult for him to get to the library.  He does not have a current or active affiliation with the UO.   When we explained the restrictions on off-campus access to licensed resources, he is making the argument that this may be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because this results in unequal/unfair treatment for people who are physically disabled.

Has this question ever come up in your library?   How did you respond?

Thanks, Sara

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Sara Brownmiller
Director, Library Systems
University of Oregon Libraries
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
541-346-2368
snb at uoregon.edu<mailto:snb at uoregon.edu>

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