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From Ex Libris documentation: “The IP ranges identify a patron's location when considering resource availability and when holdings by location in a Locations Ordering Profile.” This feature could be useful if campuses have licensed resources that are restricted to a specific group of users, for example specialized medical resources licensed solely to a medical school.
This feature could also be used in conjunction with the Locations Ordering Profile to identify holdings nearest the user. For example, if a user is searching for a physical book that is available in multiple library locations, Primo should list holdings in the GetIt section by proximity to the user.
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Dependencies
Local practices: do any libraries offer resources that are only available to specific user groups?
If campuses need or want this feature
The impact on off-campuses users
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Do campuses have the sort of resources that are only available to certain groups of users?
If so, are these resources IP or Proxy authenticated versus User ID and Password? (Example: WRDS)
How is off-campus access managed for these resources?
Do users notice the location of a physical item in order to find it?
Do our collections have a large number of physical holdings across many campus libraries that would necessitate using this feature?
Action Log
Action/Point Person | Expected Completion Date | Notes | Status |
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Survey - Carla | Need to poll campuses for answers in Questions to Consider | ||