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Name: Accessing Subscription-Based Electronic Resources
ID: m12583
Language: English (en)
Summary: Electronic resources such as databases, indexes and journals can be crucial for research projects, but many require a subscription. Your library may be a subscriber--and may provide you with a way to access the resource from your own home or office. This module, part of a course on doing historical research, discusses how to access such resources while outside the the library building, highlighting how to use a proxy server and Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Subject: Humanities
Keywords: accessing networked resources, History -- Methodology, History -- Research, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu)
Maintainers: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu), Lisa Spiro (lspiro@sparta.rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.7 (history)
First publication date: Dec 27, 2004 3:42 pm US/Central
Last revision to module: Oct 22, 2006 5:44 am GMT-5

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Version History

Version: 1.7 Oct 22, 2006 5:44 am GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
Changes: 
emphasized VPN over proxy
Version: 1.6 Oct 17, 2006 5:58 am GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
Changes: 
revised text, links, metadata.  Commented out old information.
Version: 1.5 Jun 12, 2006 5:12 pm GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
Changes: 
generalized module, added TIMEA link, edited metadata
Version: 1.4 Apr 27, 2006 9:56 am GMT-5 by Chuck Bearden
Changes: 
Added new roles.
Version: 1.3 Jan 11, 2005 5:05 pm US/Central by David Getman
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no change
Version: 1.2 Jan 4, 2005 11:29 am US/Central by David Getman
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Version: 1.1 Dec 29, 2004 4:56 pm US/Central by David Getman
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