OpenAthens

Maintaining OpenAthens 

• Link to OpenAthens Admin: http://www.openathens.net/ 
• For adding/updating resources, please review information contained within these FAQs: https://docs.openathens.net/display/public/MD/Resources+menu   
• Please note setting up a new resource is a three step process.   

1) Perform Vendor Outreach (Sample outreach letter attached above) 

2) Add Resource to your OpenAthens Admin Catalog (https://docs.openathens.net/display/public/MD/Catalogue – if the resource is not found in your catalog, please contact EBSCO support at support@ebsco.com) 

3) Athenize the link and post wherever you need it to go.  (Use the Redirector Link Generator in OpenAthens Admin https://docs.openathens.net/display/public/MD/Redirector+link+generator) 

• For posting links with OpenAthens authentication on your library website, review these instructions for setting up links with the redirector tool in OpenAthens Admin: https://docs.openathens.net/display/public/MD/About+Redirector+links
• If you cannot find a particular resource within the OpenAthens Admin catalog, please contact our customer support team to facilitate its inclusion