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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