[Eril-l] LibGuides A-Z icons for proxied resources versus individual password

[Fox, Linda J.]

Hi, Bee,

At University of Missouri – Kansas City, we use an icon for databases that require users to create accounts.  The hover text reads “Register to use this resource.”  You can see it for SciFinder-n at https://libguides.library.umkc.edu/az.php?a=s.


Linda Fox
Senior Library Information Specialist
(816) 235-5290
foxlj at umkc.edu<mailto:foxlj at umkc.edu>

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Electronic Resources & Acquisitions
UMKC Libraries
800 E 51st Street
Kansas City, MO  64110
https://library.umkc.edu<https://library.umkc.edu/>



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I am wondering whether anyone uses iconography to distinguish between resources in your A-Z lists that require your users to input their normal campus-wide credentials, versus those that require individually assigned usernames and passwords. It seems useful to me to distinguish between the two but I'm not sure how to represent visually...
Thanks!
Bee
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University of San Diego School of Law
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