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1. My institution has a subscription to GeoScienceWorld, but I'm not able to see the full text of articles. I'm prompted for a username and password. Why is this happening?

   When this happens, the IP address for your machine is not being recognized by our computer. This failure is caused by one of three things:

   Your institutional subscription has not yet been activated

   The person who "activated" the online subscription did not enter in all needed IP addresses for your institution

   The person who "activated" the online subscription does not realize that some subnets of your institution are routed through a proxy server

   What should I do?

   1. Send us Feedback so we can begin to diagnose the problem.
   2. Talk to your librarian, and let them know you are having trouble.

2. Who from my institution can access GeoScienceWorld?

   The subscription fee allows for unrestricted Internet access at one location. Any user connecting from an authorized computer on your institutional network will be allowed access to GeoScienceWorld.

3. What is an Institution?

   For the most part, an Institutional Subscription authorizes use at a localized site. A "site" is an organizational unit, and may be academic or nonacademic. For organizations located in more than one city, each city office is considered a different site. For organizations within the same city that are administered independently, each office is considered a different site.

   For example, each campus in the State University of New York system is considered a different site, and each branch or office of UpJohn Laboratories is considered a different site.

4. How will this work?

   When someone attempts to use GeoScienceWorld, our server checks to see if the requesting computer is within the list of internet IP address provided by a subscribing institution. If it is, the reader will be able to use all those services enabled for institutional readers. For institutional subscribers, there are no usernames or passwords to remember, and there is currently no limit on the number of readers from your institution who may access GeoScienceWorld simultaneously.

5. What subscription packages are available?

   Institutional Subscribers have access to:

   Tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching (including GeoRef), full text display, PDFs, future tables of contents, and document delivery. Access is limited to computers within a particular set of internet IP addresses.
   [Information for Subscribers]

6. How can I tell if my institution has subscribed to GeoScienceWorld

   If your institution has a subscription, you'll automatically have access to the tables of contents, abstracts, full-text searching (including GeoRef), full text display, PDFs, and future tables of contents. You'll also see a line at the top of the page confirming you're signed in as part of an institution.

7. If our GeoScienceWorld subscription expires and at some later date we reinstate our subscription, will we have access to all years of the electronic version?

   Yes, when you buy a subscription to GeoScienceWorld, you have access to all years of content.

8. How can I access the GeoScienceWorld if I don't have access through an institutional subscription?

   Individual subscriptions to GeoScienceWorld are not currently available. Without a subscription you have access to the Table of Contents, abstracts, and full text searching (but not full text viewing) at no cost and without having to register. You can also register to be able to sign up for alerts and My Favorite Journals.

Still have questions?

If you have questions related to online access, please contact:

Don Hemenway
Executive Director, GeoScienceWorld
hemenway{at}geoscienceworld.org
703-671-4791