"Accept All Cookies" when it comes to Library Databases

 

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One of our Library vendors sent the following notice about a new internet browser cookie consent banner that you'll be seeing soon if you use Ovid databases. [Read the full notice below ...]

Some Librarians are recommending that our users "accept all cookies" when searching or working with our fulltext databases.    These will be coming up more often with other library resources.

Why: These internet cookies offer added functionality within the databases, such as remembering your history or other value-added features.  If you don't accept the cookies, some important and useful things might disappear, or get blocked, and you'll wonder why the page is broken.

Behind the scenes, these cookies also help us track generic and anonymous usage data (NOT personal data) on what journals, articles, ebooks, etc. of our library databases are getting used.  This is valuable stewardship data that helps us ascertain what resources are most useful for our library users. 

Worth Repeating: These cookies do NOT collect or share your personal data.

That said, you may want to be selective about accepting cookies from non-library sources, who may not be as considerate of your privacy or personal information.

So if you want to get the most out of  your/our Library databases, please "accept all cookies" when you see those banners.  

Read more about how this cookie movement impacts Library resources:

• FAQ on Browser Privacy Changes for Publisher by SeamlessAccess.org

New Cookie Consent Banner Dear Ovid Customer: As we informed you earlier this year, in June we implemented a new cookie consent management tool in some areas of Ovid (along with all Wolters Kluwer marketing and product sites). On November 16, a new banner will display across all other areas of Ovid. Users will see a message prompting them to set their cookie preferences. How will this work? If a user selects “Accept All Cookies”, their experience will remain unchanged from how it is today. If a user selects “Reject All Cookies” or doesn’t make a selection, they’ll lose functions such as the ability to see their history or some features that may be relevant to them. Each visitor’s selections will be retained for a period of one year, after which time they’ll be asked to re-verify their selections. When users don't allow cookies, Wolters Kluwer won't have complete statistics on membership usage data to share. If you have any questions, your local Ovid representative will be glad to help. Feel free to reach out to your account representative or contact the team at  support@ovid.com. Regards, Wolters Kluwer - Ovid