VIVA TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Access and Licensing

• Guidelines for Technical Issues in Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements and Contract Negotiations (International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC))
• IP and Z39.50 server directory (VIVA)
  • Please send IP updates (additions, deletions, or other changes) to the VIVA Office. The VIVA Office will notify VIVA vendors of the change. Most vendors will make the change within 4 days, however, some vendors may take longer. Please check your access periodically for 3 weeks following the change request.
• Authentication Workshop (VIVA)
• Forum on Access to Electronic Journals from Aggregator Sources (VIVA)

Collections

• VIVA Database List
• VIVA Title Lists (see also Vendor Help)
• Accessing Chadwyck-Healy: analytics for poetry databases
• Creating Direct Links to Specific Databases
  • Cambridge Scientific Abstracts database linking
  • Gale Group database linking
• MARC Records for the VIVA PBS Collection (password required)
• OCLC FirstSearch - Allowed Databases
• Ulrich's Serials Analysis System (password required)
  

Training

• Training databases and passwords