If you are a new purchaser of Content on Demand Mediated (password access control), you will need to set a password by following the steps below to start using it.
How to set a password by an administrator
1. Log in to Springer Nature Librarian Portal (admin account). If you do not know your password, use "Forgot your password" on the login page (after entering your email address).
2. After logging in, click "Settings" in the top menu "Organisation and support".
When you scroll down the Organisation settings page, you will see a password box like the screenshot below, enter your favorite password and click "Save settings". The password can be between 6 and 20 alphanumeric characters.
- When you have completed setting the password, please let each user know.
- The password is one password for one institution.
Optional function settings
If you check "Ask for department / cost code before full text is shown", a box where you can enter the Cost Code will be displayed as shown in the screenshot below. The Cost Code is optional, so you can access it without entering it.
How each user accesses via CoD units
1. Access titles that fall under the Content on Demand model you purchased that your institution does not have a license subscription to. *The target content may vary depending on the purchase model.
Springer Nature Link journals A-Z
Springer Nature Link books A-Z
2. When you access paid content, a page like the one in the screenshot below will be displayed.
A password box will appear on the right side of the screen, enter the set password and click "Access full article".
- If you download the same document multiple times within 12 hours, the consumption unit will be 1 unit.
- Springer Nature Link's "Download Book PDF" (whole book download function) consumes 7 units uniformly.
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- The display may differ slightly depending on the content.
How to check the remaining number of units and the usage report
This can be also done by logging in to the Springer Nature Librarian Portal.
After logging in, go to "Content and tools" and then "Content on Demand" in the menu on the top of the screen in your account.
Please see the Usage report section at the bottom of the page for the CoD report.
