Remote access
made simple

We make accessing knowledge through a single sign-on easy.

We help service providers and librarians in organizations all around the globe to break barriers to knowledge.

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Our story

OpenAthens started in 1995 as the “Athena project” aimed at simplifying access to digital content. Nowadays, OpenAthens helps more than 3,000 organizations with 8 million users in over 80 countries. We are a part of Jisc.

Read more about OpenAthens
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We support proxy, why do we need OpenAthens?

Our resource hub is full of educational content and raises awareness of the three key issues around IP-based access: security, poor user experience, and lack of personalization.

Find out why you need OpenAthens
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Access Lab 2025 program is live!

We’re excited to announce our Access Lab program is now live! Access Lab takes place online 24 – 27 February 2025 in different time zones and languages to enable everyone to join in.

Topics range from security, trust and user privacy, research integrity and artificial intelligence, to user experience and library data analytics. This year we are including a number of discussion groups so you can connect with your peers on topics of interest to you.

Check out the program and register your place

Register your free place!
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UX Award 2025 finalists webinar

Join our three UX Award 2025 finalists on 30 January 2025 to hear about their UX work to improve user journeys to content and services. Our finalists are:

  • eLife Sciences
  • Frontiers
  • Cambridge University Press
Register for our finalists webinar!
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Cyber security resource hub

The cyber security threat landscape is always evolving, and attacks are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated​.

Explore our collection of educational resources designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools to safeguard yourself and your organization from cyber threats. Join us in building a safer, more secure digital future.

Visit our cyber security resource hub
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What people say about us

Don’t take our word for it! Read customer success stories about setting up, integrating and using OpenAthens.

Read our case studies

Who we work with

 

Collection of customer logos: GALILEO, Springer Nature, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, University of Melbourne, The Open University, Aston University, Thammasat, Universiti Sains Malaysia, BMJ

Collection of customer logos: IOP Publishing, University of Leeds, EBSCO, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Grwp Llandrillo Menai, Coleg Cambria, Florida Virtual Campus Library, Silverchair

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