[Eril-l] SciFinder from off campus

[Diane Westerfield]

Hi all,

Here's another installment of "Residential College Distance Learning Problems." A chemistry class is running into all kinds of issues with SciFinder. Registering for an account, resetting passwords for an account, then getting access into SciFinder itself. We use EZProxy.

Our campus has a VPN system which students can log into, to gain access to campus terminals that present a campus IP address. However it presents a hurdle for some (you have to install the VPN system on a device, then log into it, then log into the terminal, which runs a bit slowly).

We have a SciFinder user registration link with the correct IP ranges.

My question to other SciFinder subscribers with EZProxy: how do you manage off campus users? Are you running into these issues? I seldom interact with SciFinder and it seems it has been largely used from on campus in the past.

Thanks,

Diane Westerfield, Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian
Colorado College, Tutt Library
diane.westerfield at coloradocollege.edu<mailto:diane.westerfield at coloradocollege.edu>
(719) 389-6661

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