1. My institution has a subscription to JAS, JDS, Poult Sci, and/or JAPR and access to the online version(s), 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. My library subscribes to the paper journal, and I can't get access to it online. Why?

   Your institution has not yet activated its institutional subscription(s) to the online journal(s). All subscribers to the paper journal(s) also receive access to the online journal(s). Notify your library that you would like access to JAS, JDS, Poult Sci, and/or JAPR Online, and encourage your librarian to activate the online subscription(s).

3. Who from my institution can access these journals online?

   The subscription fee to each journal allows for unrestricted Internet access at one location. Any user connecting from an authorized computer on your institutional network will be allowed online access to the journal(s) subscribed to.

4. 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.

5. How will this work?

   When someone attempts to use one of the journals online, 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 the journals online simultaneously.

   If readers want to access the journals online from computers that are not part of your institutional network (e.g., through dial-in or telnet through a commercial Internet service provider) they can do so only through a member subscription.

6. What subscription packages are available?

   Member Subscribers have access to:

   Tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching, full text display, document delivery, PDFs, and links to Medline, and the advantage of having password access to the journals online from any computer connected to the Internet.
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   Institutional Subscribers have access to:

   Tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching, full text display, PDFs, and links to Medline, and document delivery. Access is limited to computers within a particular set of internet IP addresses. (Note that individuals who are not ASAS and/or ADSA members must subscribe at the Institutional level.)
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7. How can I tell if my institution has subscribed to JAS, JDS, Poult Sci, and/or JAPR Online

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

   If your institution has not subscribed, or if you wish to take advantage of the additional services available to member subscribers, you can choose to access any of the journals online with a member subscription.

8. Can my institution subscribe only to the electronic version(s)?

   At the present time, the electronic version is provided to subscribers of the paper version of the JAS, JDS, and/or Poult Sci as an added benefit. An electronic subscription to JAPR is an additional fee.

9. Will we still be able to get the paper version? And for how long?

   Yes, institutions and individuals will be able to receive the paper version for the foreseeable future.

10. If our online subscription(s) expire and at some later date we reinstate our subscription(s), will we have access to all years of the electronic version?

    When you buy a subscription to JAS, JDS, Poult Sci, and/or JAPR Online, you have access to the following archived content in the database:
    JAS, 1990 - present
    JDS, 1990 - present
    Poult Sci, 1997 - present
    JAPR, 1992 - present

11. How can I access the one of the journals online if I am not a member of that society and I don't have access through an institutional subscription?

    You may wish to apply for ASAS, ADSA, or PSA membership for access to the respective society's journal. Without a subscription(s) 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.

Still have questions?

For further information, please contact the appropriate society at FASS headquarters (1111 N. Dunlap Ave., Savoy, IL 61874):

Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT (US) time

Journal of Animal Science
American Society of Animal Science
Phone: 217.356.9050
fax: 217.398.4119
ASAS email: asas{at}assochq.org

Journal of Applied Poultry Research
Poultry Science Association
Phone: 217.356.5285
fax: 217.398.4119
PSA email: psa{at}assochq.org

Journal of Dairy Science
American Dairy Science Association
Phone: 217.356.5146
fax: 217.398.4119
ADSA email: adsa{at}assochq.org

Poultry Science
Poultry Science Association
Phone: 217.356.5285
fax: 217.398.4119
PSA email: psa{at}assochq.org