Q. What is OpenAthens?
Answer...
OpenAthens is a secure access management solution that helps people around the world access digital content using single sign-on (SSO). It enables libraries, publishers, and organizations to give users simple, reliable access to research and resources from anywhere.
With over 30 years of experience, OpenAthens is trusted by academic, healthcare, government, and corporate institutions in more than 80 countries. Our platform removes barriers to knowledge by:
- Ensuring secure, remote access to resources
- Removing technical complexity for librarians and publishers
- Simplifying the journey to access research for end users
- Offering a complete solution that supports secure, privacy-preserving SAML, and offers a managed proxy
OpenAthens offers four main products, each designed to streamline access management and enhance resource discoverability for end-users.
How do I get an OpenAthens account?
Learners or researchers, you will need to speak to the library or information management team at your organization about access to online journals and databases.
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