From: Doug Kariel <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:38:34 -0700

Hi Liz,

Our Post-doc people are considered part of the university community.
They and all other members of the university community (staff,
students, faculty) have access to all licensed resources as long as
they use links that use our proxy server and they are then
authenticated to use the licensed resource. This is the case in every
post-secondary institution that I am aware of. Libraries put the lists
of resources on their web page and the links ensure that the proxy
server is hit prior to users getting to a resource.

We also have alumni access for students who have graduated.  Proquest,
Ebsco, and several other vendors allow libraries to purchase alumni
access to given databases.  In some cases, the alumni version of the
database is smaller than the regular version.  In others, it is the
same.  You do have to then keep a patron record in your library system
so that these people can be authenticated.  We give alumni a specific
patron type and our proxy server admin allows us to control which
databases they are able to access.

I hope this helps.

Doug

Doug Kariel
Head, Technical Services and Systems
Athabasca University Library
Athabasca, AB.  T9S 3A3
http://library.athabascau.ca
e-mail: [log in to unmask]


> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:08:33 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
> Subject: Post-doc access to e-resources
>
> From: Liz Ginno <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:02:34 -0800
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> The EdD folks (across campuses in our consortia) are looking at
> strategies to negotiate post-doc access to e-resources. "Many of our
> programs are now graduating our doctoral students.  Some of our
> graduates are asking about on-going access to electronic journals and
> they are willing to pay for access through their office or home
> computers.  Our library tells us that the only access graduates can
> have  is by coming to campus and using the library computers.  Not
> good for most of our students."
>
> My colleague understands that our vendors are not interested in
> general 'alumni access' contracts, but we were wondering if any of you
> know of any 'research center' or 'scholarly society' arrangements in a
> large consortium where a defined sub-set has negotiated a subscription
> separate from the University.
>
> The thought is to set up a paid membership group of EdD graduates who
> would then negotiate access to a limited set of e-resources (like Sage
> & Education Abstracts for example).
>
> Thank you for any guidance you can provide!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Liz Ginno
> Librarian
> California State University, East Bay