How to get an OpenAthens account

This depends on who and what you are. 

I'm an individual

OpenAthens is a tool used for institutional access. For example: universities, corporations, hospitals have site licences for journals and databases. These organisations use OpenAthens as the way to identify a user who wants access as one of theirs.

If you are a member of an organisation that uses OpenAthens, contact the library or similar part of that organisation. The "contact your organisation" function on the password reset page can help. 

If you are not a member of a participating organisation, you cannot get an OpenAthens account. You will need to use other means to access the content you need. The publisher will usually have a way for you to exchange money for access. 

I'm a librarian, information manager, IT department or similar

You've taken your first step into a larger world.

These pages will give you a flavour of how you can use OpenAthens. To find out more, see OpenAthens library products.