The solution I have most often seen at both school and public libraries
is OCLC's EZproxy (http://www.oclc.org/ezproxy/). Most databases will
allow you to authenticate by the static IP range assigned to your
organization by your ISP. Then, if you install EZproxy on your network
and make it accessible from the web your students will be able to access
your database subscription off campus. Even if IP authentication is not
possible, for some databases, EZproxy is able to pass your
organization's credentials to the database. Granted the configuration of
some databases is more difficult than others, as I have personally
learned this week. However, most vendors seem to be willing to assist
with the configuration. Some even have specific EZproxy instructions
listed on their websites. EZproxy supports several authentication
schemes including LDAP. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any
technical questions.
-Matthew
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