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 ======License Violation Procedures====== ======License Violation Procedures======
  
-Violations are reported by vendors to us via eleres. The IP address and timestamp of violation are often noted. Sometimes a special string is sent by the vendor ​to the proxy server so you can find the offending time/​IP/​account in the proxy logs. The vendor will let you know what it is in their communication+Violations are reported by vendors to us via email or to DBHelp. The IP address and timestamp of violation are often noted. Sometimes a vendor ​includes their logs containing ​the information
  
-Our proxy server address is 128.119.168.112+Our proxy server address is 128.119.201.53. This is the external IP address.
  
  
-  - Identify the compromised account. +  - Identify the compromised ​or offending ​account. 
-  - Temporarily block the IP.+  - Temporarily block the IP address or user.
   - Report account to [[mailto: abuse@umass.edu|abuse@umass.edu]]   - Report account to [[mailto: abuse@umass.edu|abuse@umass.edu]]
   - Respond to vendor letting them know you have blocked and reported the account.   - Respond to vendor letting them know you have blocked and reported the account.
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         - If using Putty, you can right click on header to copy screen to Clipboard         - If using Putty, you can right click on header to copy screen to Clipboard
         - Alternatively use psftp to ftp the entire logfile to your PC         - Alternatively use psftp to ftp the entire logfile to your PC
 +        - Note that server logs are retained for one week, so we cannot identify misuse farther back than that.
  
 ====Temporarily block IP==== ====Temporarily block IP====
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 We have identified the offending user id and placed a deny request in our proxy. Our University IT is forcing a reset of their password. Please lift any blocks against our IP address. We have identified the offending user id and placed a deny request in our proxy. Our University IT is forcing a reset of their password. Please lift any blocks against our IP address.
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 +==NOTE: IT needs the following information to identify an on-campus user (when the traffic is coming from an on-campus IP address & not through the proxy server):==
 +You will need to ask the vendor for this information,​ as some vendors do not include all of it in the logs they send.
 +  * The dates, times the incident took place, and the timezone of this date & time information.
 +  * The campus IP address the mis-use was coming from.
 +  * The vendor'​s IP address and network port of the service that is being mis-used.
  
 ====Lift block on IP==== ====Lift block on IP====
-Using a FTP client (preferably WinSCP- Put in a SysHelp Ticket to have it installed on your machine) access the Proxy Server+Using a FTP client (preferably WinSCP, put in a SysHelp Ticket to have it installed on your machine) access the EZProxy server
-      * The Username and Password can be obtained from Scott, Kat, or Jack.+      * The Username and Password can be obtained from Jaime or Margaret.
   * Once logged in, Identify the user.txt file in the main directory.   * Once logged in, Identify the user.txt file in the main directory.
       * There are a couple old files and backups that are not used anymore. Make sure you select the correct one.       * There are a couple old files and backups that are not used anymore. Make sure you select the correct one.
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 ===== Databases that DO and DO NOT allow Text & Data Mining ===== ===== Databases that DO and DO NOT allow Text & Data Mining =====
 Databases that DO NOT allow TDM: Databases that DO NOT allow TDM:
-*Newsbank (Access World News)+  ​* Newsbank (Access World News) 
 +  * APS 
 +  * HeinOnline -- does not allow "​downloading or printing an entire issue or issues of a publication or journal within the database."​
  
-Resources that DO allow TDM: (For sure, based on CORAL) 
-*Adam Matthew 
-*Accessible Archives 
-*Annual Reviews 
-*BioOne 
-*Brill Reference 
-*CABI 
-*China/Asia On Demand 
-*Institute of Physical (eBooks & Journals) 
-*IP.com 
-*ProQuest 
-*Microform Academic Publishers (single title resource) 
-*Duke eJournals 
-*Oxford eJournals 
-*Sage eJournals 
-*Royal Society eJournals 
-*SpringerNature eJournals 
-*History Makers 
  
  
 +Resources that DO allow TDM: (For sure, based on CORAL)
 +  * Adam Matthew
 +  * Accessible Archives
 +  * Annual Reviews
 +  * BioOne
 +  * Brill Reference
 +  * CABI
 +  * China/Asia On Demand
 +  * Duke eJournals
 +  * History Makers
 +  * Institute of Physical (eBooks & Journals)
 +  * IP.com
 +  * Microform Academic Publishers (single title resource)
 +  * Oxford eJournals
 +  * ProQuest
 +  * Royal Society eJournals
 +  * Sage eJournals
 +  * SpringerNature eJournals
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