[Eril-l] Adding IP addresses to Project Muse

[Trisha Burr]

I encountered this and also found it annoying.
I set up about 50 other providers and no one else required this.

We were setting up our configuration for OpenAthens and when I reported
this to our Ebsco rep. they were surprised to hear it.
I have no idea why Project Muse requires this when, literally, no one else
does.
Trisha


On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 12:16 PM, Leslie Burke <Leslie.Burke at kzoo.edu>
wrote:

> I agree that this seems to be an unnecessary hoop to jump through. I
> understand trying to avoid IP conflicts, but if we specify “this is our
> EZproxy server IP – exclusive to our institution” that should be
> sufficient. If they encounter a conflict, then I don’t mind following up.
>
>
>
> Leslie D. Burke
>
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>
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> *From:* Eril-l <eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org> *On Behalf Of *Esta M
> Tovstiadi
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 31, 2018 1:00 PM
> *To:* eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
> *Subject:* [Eril-l] Adding IP addresses to Project Muse
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> Recently I filled out a form on Project Muse’s website in order to add a
> new IP address (we are moving from local to hosted EZProxy). I received the
> following reply:
>
>
>
> *“Please note that the IP(s) provided in the request form is/are not
> registered under your institution's name, and therefore we will need
> written confirmation from an authorized member of your institution, that
> the IP(s) you have requested to be enabled is/are for the sole use of the
> students, faculty and staff of your institution. *
>
>
>
> *Please have the attached letter completed (with the contact information
> and IP information inserted where indicated) and signed before sending back
> via email.  If possible, please replace the header information on the
> attached document with your institution's letterhead.  Please note that we
> cannot accept this letter without the signature of an authorized member of
> your institution, nor can we accept any substitutions for this letter.  If
> you feel that it is necessary to include additional explanations, please do
> so, but all statements in the letter attached must be included.*
>
>
>
> *Upon receipt of this written confirmation, we will be happy to proceed
> with enabling access to your IP(s).”*
>
>
>
> The attached letter simply reiterated that I was authorized to add this IP
> on behalf of my institution. This seems like an unnecessary hoop to jump
> through to simply update my institution’s IPs. No other publisher or vendor
> that I contacted required me to do anything at this level, and many of them
> allowed me to simply add the IP through the platform’s administrative
> module.
>
>
>
> I emailed Project Muse and asked them why it was necessary to jump through
> this hoop in order to add an IP, but I didn’t receive a reply.
>
>
>
> Has anyone else dealt with this or received an explanation from Project
> Muse? I am going to fill out the letter, but it seems unnecessary in this
> day and age, not to mention easily faked (if, for example, they think a
> letter is going to stop some nefarious behavior).
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Esta Tovstiadi
>
> Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian
>
> Sr. Assistant Professor
>
> SUNY Potsdam
>
> 315-267-2483
>
> tovstiem at potsdam.edu
>
>
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Trisha Burr

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DeWitt Wallace Library

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