[Eril-l] Testing Access to E-resources from "off-campus"

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Hi Dennis,

Thanks for your question!

We started using Mozilla VPN this year, which allows for up to five devices-enough to cover our whole staff-and is paid annually. The first year cost us $30 using a promotional code.

Here’s the link for more details: Mozilla VPN<https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/>.

The service is browser-agnostic, so it doesn’t require using Firefox. Previously, we relied on free VPNs available in the Chrome Web Store and similar platforms. However, we found those to be slow, unreliable, and they raised some security concerns.

So far, Mozilla VPN has worked very well for our needs.

Best regards,


Cody W. Hackett
Electronic Resources Librarian
Gladson-Ripley Room 162
University of Arkansas Libraries <https://libraries.uark.edu/>

Schedule a time to meet with me <https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/bec1e09f6fd6498ca6081968a8c5da6d@uark.edu?anonymous&ep=pcard>

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Hi all,

We are looking for a solution to mimic being off-campus to test our electronic resources. I currently do this by using a VPN that I pay for myself, which is not ideal. How do other folks do this? Do you use a VPN? If so, is there a specific VPN vendor you’d recommend?

Thanks!
Denis

Denis Shannon
Electronic Resources Librarian
University of Wyoming Libraries
University of Wyoming<http://www.uwyo.edu/>
635G Coe Library
Laramie, WY 82071

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