Geolocation failures on a library computer
A librarian asked the following: When I click on an updated link for access to a statewide electronic resource I am taken to a page that which asks for a library card number. Is my link wrong? Once...
View ArticleProblem with library links for Gale, Proquest or Britannica statewide resources?
The MBLC and MLS often get calls and emails from libraries saying that their statewide electronic resources links aren’t working. The majority of the time, whenever the user is prompted for a user...
View ArticleReady Made Statewide Licensed Resources Web Page for Your Library (Galesites)
Need help designing an electronic resources or database or research page for your website? The MBLC and MLS recognize that many Massachusetts Library System member libraries do not have the staff, time...
View ArticleMBLC Link generator
Libraries have been wondering if they can link to our MBLC link generator page instead of providing the direct links for the statewide licensed products by vendor or database title. The answer is NO....
View ArticleInstructions for Opening Citation and Bookmark Links in Statewide Electronic...
A question came up at the Gale workshops about citation and bookmark links that do not work when a user clicks on them. All of the statewide licensed electronic resources, including Gale, the Globe...
View ArticleStatewide Electronic Resource Access and Expired Passwords
The MBLC and MLS stopped using the above cookie passwords for libraries that did not have static IP addresses a couple of years ago when geolocation authentication was implemented. In some cases,...
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