If the new database / resource
Then the vendor / publisher must be contacted to set up OpenAthens access. Set up may also involve a tcket at EBSCO for configuration on the OpenAthens end.
Done by: Collection Development Strategies; Acquisitions is backup.
As part of the initial subscription contact, this information may be sent to the vendor:
OpenAthens can authenticate users as both a proxy (like EZProxy) or as a federated service.
Proxy access
Please register the following proxy IP address into our account so that it may authenticate our users into your service: 5.198.137.31
This is in addition to our campus IP ranges of 130.184.*.*
Federated / SAML access
If your product is OpenAthens-compliant, please activate the following information:
• OpenAthens Organisation ID: 71610348
OR
• Federation: OpenAthens
• EntityID: https://idp.uark.edu/openathens
• Federation Scope/Unit: uark.edu
Please do not remove any existing method of online access.
We can supply an ID for testing if needed. Thank you for your assistance, I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
[Your Signature]
Some vendors may still respond:
You may respond by emphasizing that OpenAthens also supports proxied access. Our OpenAthens proxy address is 5.198.137.31.
Once the vendor completes this step, proceed to Step 2.
Done by: Beth; backup is Dominick
Done by: Beth, backup is Dominick
Occasionally we will encounter a new or migrated resource that cannot work with OpenAthens. In those cases, an icon and note are added to the resource record and to the Databases A-Z record:
In addition, the activated service in Alma should be marked to omit the proxy.