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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tammy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">There was discussion of this on the Alma-L list just last month. Kelly Lutz at Nevada State College had a really good overview:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://exlibrisusers.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/alma/2019-September/045276.html">https://exlibrisusers.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/alma/2019-September/045276.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In general, she says that they've had to keep EZProxy running in tandem with OpenAthens longer than expected (details in her post). She also says:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The pros, as we have seen them thus far, are:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Authentication at publisher websites: Many (the larger ones) publishers allow users to login using OpenAthens via an institutional login at their site. We could see from the OpenAthens dashboard that our
users were finding and using this feature even before we officially switched over to OpenAthens in Alma/Primo. This is a great feature, and our hope is that more publishers will build this feature into their sites in a way that is easy for users to find and
use.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Seamless (almost) access: We use our campus sso as the identity provider for OpenAthens, meaning that users now sign into library resources with the same login screen they use for other campus systems,
which include Canvas (the college LMS). The end result of using OpenAthens with campus sso is that users have almost seamless access across these systems -- one sign in for Primo user accounts, library e-resources, campus services, and the LMS. I say almost
because we are still working on some issues with access across systems. For ex, a user can be signed into their account in Primo, open Primo a new tab, and not be signed in. OpenAthens is supposed to enable sites in the same browser to recognize you as an
authorized user, for up to 8 hours. We've had a ticket into ExLibris about this for over a month.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The cons so far:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are still working on finding the best solution for guest access for walk-in users. Briefly - because we do not use IP authentication, and because OpenAthens uses our campus sso to authorize users, it
is trickier.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Laszlo Gercsov at Macquarie University says:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you have IP authenticated resources, you either need to keep your existing EZproxy server, or you can have a basic proxy service hosted by OpenAthens at additional cost.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://exlibrisusers.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/alma/2019-September/045049.html">https://exlibrisusers.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/alma/2019-September/045049.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kirsti S. Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Library Technical Service Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Seattle Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">kirsti.thomas@seattlecolleges.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> LIBRARYDIR <librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tammy Siebenberg via LIBRARYDIR<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 17, 2019 13:17<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors List <librarydir@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tammy Siebenberg <tsiebenberg@yvcc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] OpenAthens vs. EZproxy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday I spoke with our EBSCO rep, George Dragich. One of the products he told me about is OpenAthens as an alternative to EZproxy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do any of you use OpenAthens? If so, what has been your experience?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do you use another proxy server other than EZproxy? If so, what is it and how do you like it?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tammy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="es-419" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A93439">Tammy R. Siebenberg, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span lang="es-419" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Director – Library & Media Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="es-419" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Yakima Valley College<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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