I am potentially interested. I found an awful lot of uncopyrighted
material for the class but some copyrighted material might be of value in
addition--at least I am interested in exploring the possibility. I am not
clear on how I would proceed--i.e., identify what copyrighted materials I
would be able to access via the password system.
BR
At 11:41 AM 7/7/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Bruce
>What the Libraries is considering doing with copyrighted material is
>to place a security password on the item. A user could see the cite
>and URL but to read the item from the Libraries server, she/he would
>have to enter a password. The password would be shared with the class
>and at the end of the semester the password and the URL would be
>removed from the public site. Anyway that is how we see this working
>right now.
>
>Second question
>Yes the two items I mentioned are both FirstSearch databases. If you
>are interested in a URL with a direct link good only for people
>on-campus, I would be pleased to share that with you. I could also
>pass along instructions for accessing the databases from off-campus.
>
>
>
>TJ Lusher
>Assist. Director Automated Library Services
>413 FML
>Northern Illinois University
>DeKalb, IL 60115-2868
>Telephone (815)753-9806
>Fax (815)753-9803
>Email: tlusher@niu.edu
>
>
>
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Bruce Rocheleau, Ph.D.
Division of Public Administration
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 753-6147
(815) 753-2539 (fax)