Welcome Site Administrators!
This page is designed to assist you in managing your AccessScience subscription.
Jump to:
- Proxy Server Information
- Usage Statistics and Account Information
- MARC Records (new!)
- Title Lists (new!)
- Site Accessibility
- Promoting AccessScience
- Search Widget
- User Guides and Tutorials
- Training
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Conferences and Events
Proxy Server Information
The new AccessScience site launch requires a change to be made in the configuration file of your institution's proxy server in order to authenticate to the site.
If your institution is using the EZproxy proxy server, please update the AccessScience stanza in the configuration file of the proxy server to the following:
Title AccessScience
URL https://www.accessscience.com
HJ accesscience.com
HJ https://accessscience.com
HJ https://www.accessscience.com
HJ www.accessscience.com
HJ https://idp.sams-sigma.com
DJ accessscience.com
Should you encounter any problems following the above procedure, or if you have any questions regarding this update, please contact us at: [email protected]
Usage Statistics and Account Information
Your Subscriber Services Portal (SAMS Sigma) provides access to important tools for managing your institution’s AccessScience subscription. Using your administrative log-in credentials*, enter the Portal to view usage statistics, update your contact information, review your access mechanisms, and customize the site with your institution’s logo and URL. Once you log in, click on the drop-down menu in the upper right hand corner of the screen to select the name of your institution.
*NOTE: the first time you use SAMS Sigma, you will need to enter "McGraw-Hill Education" in the publisher field. Thereafter, you only need to enter your log-in credentials.
Admin Portal Resources
If you need a reminder of your administrative log-in credentials, or if you have any questions about your usage statistics, please contact [email protected].
MARC Records (new!)
Enhance your patrons' ability to discover AccessScience content with MARC records for all of our full-text books and 2000 of our most popular articles. Records can be downloaded as .mrc or .xml files.
Access MARC records
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
Title Lists (new!)
Titles lists are available for each content type on AccessScience--this includes Articles, Books, Videos, Video Biographies, Text Biographies, Editorial Briefings, and News Stories. Content lists can be downloaded as .csv files.
Access content lists
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
Site Accessibility
The AccessScience site has been evaluated for accessibility and meets WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Please see www.w3.org for more information about what this conformance entails.
Click this link to download the AccessScience Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT®).
About the "Listen" Tool (new!)
AccessScience offers enhanced accessibility with ReadSpeaker's webReader. With this tool, the text on each content page can be read aloud with just one click. Find out more about this helpful tool here.
Promoting AccessScience at Your Institution
Actively promoting AccessScience to your user community is essential to maintaining high usage and maximizing the value of your subscription. We offer a number of resources to help encourage usage of AccessScience within your institution. To speak with one of our librarians on the Customer Success team about available resources and engagement ideas for your institution, please contact us at [email protected].
Available Promotional Resources
AccessScience Brochure (.pdf)
AccessScience Logo (.png)
Distance Learning Flyer (.pdf)
AccessScience Web Banner (.png)
AccessScience Web Banner (square) (.png)
Search Widget
AccessScience provides an embeddable search widget that allows patrons to search the site directly from your library or institution's web pages. Click on the image below to grab the code you need to embed this widget.
User Guides and Tutorials
View available video tutorials and comprehensive user guides providing step-by-step instructions on how to use AccessScience's personalized research tools. LibGuide content is available for copy and reuse in your own research guides.
Available Guides & Tutorials
AccessScience Site Overview Video
AccessScience User Guide (.pdf)
Training
Upcoming Webinars
There are currently no public webinars scheduled--but you can email us at [email protected] to request one for your institution!
Webinar Recordings
All registrants will receive a recording of the webinar whether or not you can attend. You can also view a recording of past webinars at the links below.
- Tour the All New AccessScience
- AccessScience presents: Climate Change—Scientific Consensus and New Frontiers (with Dr. Rachel Licker)
- AccessScience presents: Lessons Learned from the 1918 Influenza and COVID-19 Pandemics (with Dr. Teri Shors)
- AccessScience presents: Low-Impact Hydropower (with Shannon Ames, Maryalice Fischer, and Whitman Constantineau)
- AccessScience presents: Nightmare Bacteria—Antibiotic Resistance and its Threat Worldwide (with Dr. Marcia Pierce)
- AccessScience presents: The Physics of Music (with Dr. Andy Piacsek)
Custom Training
If you have individuals interested in a training session, and our schedule does not accommodate yours, please contact [email protected]. We will be happy to schedule a session at a time that’s convenient for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our help page provides answers to many frequently asked questions regarding AccessScience. If you can’t find an answer to your question, then please contact us, and we will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.
Conferences and Events
We will be at the conferences and events listed below. Please plan to stop by the McGraw Hill booth to learn more about AccessScience, as well as our other latest products and offerings. To arrange an appointment at a conference, please contact [email protected].
No conferences or events are currently scheduled. Check back soon!