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