{"id":5644,"date":"2020-02-13T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T23:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/library\/?p=5644"},"modified":"2020-05-18T09:38:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T21:38:46","slug":"automatic-sign-in-to-discover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/library\/2020\/02\/13\/automatic-sign-in-to-discover\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatic sign-in to Discover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/signin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5645\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/signin-750x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/signin-750x146.jpg 750w, https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/signin-300x58.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/signin-768x150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/signin-100x19.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/02\/signin.jpg 1083w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Discover now signs\u00a0you into your personal EBSCO account when you enter your Massey username and password.<\/p>\n<p>This means you can download ebooks, save items and searches in folders, and take notes within content without the previous system of having to create a separate EBSCO account (and remember a second username and password!).<\/p>\n<p>Please note:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Authentication happens behind the scenes when you first log in, so you will\u00a0see a blank white screen for a few seconds. This is expected behaviour.<\/li>\n<li>If you already have a Discover\/EBSCO account and you want to merge it with your Massey username and password, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.massey.ac.nz\/massey\/research\/library\/about-us\/contacts\/contacts_home.cfm\">contact us<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Personal Data Retention and Usage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will be asked to accept a &#8220;Personal Data Retention and Usage&#8221; form. Data retention is needed by most of the databases and systems we use to provide access to library resources, but\u00a0is now more transparent to comply with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_Data_Protection_Regulation\">GDPR<\/a>\u00a0requirements.\u00a0The same thing happens when you do a Google search,\u00a0use social media platforms, online shopping. etc.<\/p>\n<p>In Discover, the data referred to is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Account Information, such as login credentials, email, and name.<\/li>\n<li>Saved items, such as checkouts and saved searches.<\/li>\n<li>Activity data, such as searches, retrievals, and link outs.<\/li>\n<li>Other data, such as affiliations and continuing education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You need to accept this form to use Discover. You can choose to do this just once; or at the end of each session you can \u201cRemove My Data\u201d (under \u201cUpdate My Account\u201d) and accept the form each time you use Discover. Read more about this at <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.ebsco.com\/s\/article\/Why-am-I-required-to-consent-to-EBSCO-s-privacy-policy-before-logging-into-my-personal-EBSCOhost-folder?language=en_US\">Why am I required to consent to EBSCO&#8217;s privacy policy before logging into my personal EBSCOhost folder?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EBSCO&#8217;s\u00a0information says \u201cyou will still be able to access Ebsco\u2019s products via your institution\u2019s account\u201d if you don\u2019t consent,\u00a0but that is not correct for\u00a0the Massey situation, and we have asked\u00a0them to amend this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have problems&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may find that initially Discover doesn&#8217;t connect well. Try this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>clear your browsing history, close the window, and start again<\/li>\n<li>try another browser<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If any problems persist or you have any questions, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.massey.ac.nz\/massey\/research\/library\/about-us\/contacts\/contacts_home.cfm\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover now signs\u00a0you into your personal EBSCO account when you enter your Massey username and password. This means you can download ebooks, save items and searches in folders, and take notes within content without the previous system of having to create a separate EBSCO account (and remember a second username and password!). 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