Providing Access to Electronic Journals in the Face of a Natural Disaster: The Experience of Two Libraries

Abstract

As library users become accustomed to electronic access to journals, continuing to provide this access during a natural or man-made disaster becomes paramount. This column describes the recent experience of two large academic health sciences libraries using different modes of emergency access.

KEYWORDS:

• disaster planning
• electronic access
• electronic journals
• proxy servers

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Comments and Suggestions should be sent to the column editor: Janna C. Lawrence ([email protected]).

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Chris Young

Chris Young, BS ([email protected]) is Associate Director, Information Technology, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, 1133 John Freeman Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030. Janna C. Lawrence, MLIS ([email protected]) is Assistant Director, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa, 600 Newton Rd., Iowa City, IA 52242. Kristi Robinson-Bontrager, MALS (kristi-r-bontrager@ uiowa.edu), is Coordinator, Public Relations, University of Iowa Libraries, 100 Main Library, Iowa City, IA 52242.