All departments are encouraged to deposit historically relevant documents with the Library. The following terms will help you understand how the Library provides electronic access to biomedical information resources. Defining an authorized user is one of the issued addressed in licensing agreements between publishers and libraries. A group of libraries pooling their resources for better purchasing power and wider access to information. An agreement between a publisher and an institution providing authorized users with electronic access to selected electronic resources.
Some site licenses limit the geographic area for electronic access.
A unique Personal Identification Number for authorized users allowing them to access Library resources from remote sites. Address assigned to a computer connected to the campus network. Many publishers authenticate authorized users of electronic resources by the IP address of the user's computer. The campus IP address range is registered by Library staff with the publisher so that authorized users can gain access to electronic resources. Similar to IP address, some publishers require the campus domain name to be registered so that only authorized users can gain access to an electronic resource.