www.eduserv.org.uk/openathens

OpenAthens & Alumni

Adam Snook – OpenAthens Technical ConsultantRobert Scaysbrook – OpenAthens Account Manager

Who are we?

Eduserv• Not-for-profit IT services company• Web hosting, Web development,

Chest Agreements & OpenAthens• Based in Bath, began life at

University of Bath in 1994• Employ around 120 people• Provider of Athens since 1996

• Over 4 million user accounts from thousands of organisations worldwide

• Trusted by the NHS, Open University, US Veterans Association

• 58% of UK HE sector use OpenAthens to access e-resources

OpenAthens

The context for our products• Libraries subscribing to electronic resources• With on and off-site access required• Users need to be identified as subscribers

OpenAthens avoids

• Librarians managing username & password lists for all users

• Or relying on IT departments to provide proxy services or VPN access

What is OpenAthens?• Identity and Access Management system offering single

sign-on• OpenAthens MD – Managed Directory• OpenAthens LA – Local Authentication• Completely independent of IP• OpenAthens includes the MyAthens user portal

Using OpenAthens to manage Alumni access

• Identify your Alumni• Define your Alumni within OpenAthens• Configure Alumni specific access• Manage your subscriptions

UK Federation attributes

Courtesy of: http://www.ukfederation.org.uk/content/Documents/AttributeUsage

Configuring OpenAthens MD

The Alternative method – Multiple MD organisations

Configuring OpenAthens LA

The Alternative method – Multiple LA instances

Thank You