{"id":1504807,"date":"2019-03-27T09:22:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T09:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openathens.net\/?post_type=advice&p=1504807"},"modified":"2024-03-19T15:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:57:27","slug":"openathens-101-a-guide-for-our-librarians-discovery-hints","status":"publish","type":"advice","link":"https:\/\/www.openathens.net\/advice\/openathens-101-a-guide-for-our-librarians-discovery-hints\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAthens 101: A guide for our librarians \u2013 Discovery hints"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This blog will cover how discovery hints help your users to easily login using their\u00a0OpenAthens\u00a0<\/a>account.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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As you know, there are times when your end-users won\u2019t use your library portal for finding information. For example, they might find the thing they need via a search engine and need to sign in. This usually requires them to go through some form of organization discovery, often called a WAYF (literally Where Are You From).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Experience has shown that people don\u2019t always know their home organization by the name it\u2019s registered as in a federation. There are a couple of things you can do to make this easier for your end-users. Both solutions are available on the organization tab of your administrator account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Discovery domain hints<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This is where you enter any email domains that are unique to your organization so that people can find their home organization by entering their email address. E.g: hospital.nhs.uk, institution.ac.uk, company.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Geo location<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This is where you enter the latitude and longitude of your organization (or organizations) so that users can be offered the ones they are nearest to. E.g. 51.449405, -2.588588<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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For details see:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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