We use ezproxy, which seems to be working fine. We also use appsanywhere as a catchall backup where either Shibboleth/ezproxy aren't working, which I *think* should work with ebsco.
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Sent: 28 April 2014 12:30
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Subject: Re: [lis-e-resources] Access to Ebsco databases via Shibboleth
Hi,
We can get in if we go via the WAYF at: http://search.ebscohost.com/ (which is rather long winded!) or by using our proxy.
Emma
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On 28 April 2014 12:14, Louise Penn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Has anyone had an alternative login solution from EBSCO for off-site
> access yet?
> Thanks
> Louise
>
> Louise Penn BA (Hons) MCLIP | Resources Manager | University of West
> London | Villiers House
> | Ealing | London | W5 2NW
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the
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> Behalf Of Taylor, Sarah
> Sent: 28 April 2014 12:14
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [lis-e-resources] Access to Ebsco databases via
> Shibboleth
>
> Many thanks for the update Alex.
>
> If anyone's interested, Ebsco have responded to my support call and
> say that engineers are currently working on resolving the
> authentication issues. I've also somewhat bizarrely had an e-mail from
> Eduserv (we have a sub to OpenAthens) to tell me that our Ebsco URLs
> have changed. I think I'll not worry about that just at the moment!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Sarah
>
>
> Sarah Taylor
> Electronic Resources Librarian
> The Peter Marsh Library
> University of Bolton
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the
> Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Alex Stuart
> Sent: 28 April 2014 12:04
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [lis-e-resources] Access to Ebsco databases via
> Shibboleth
>
> Hi all,
>
> It's Alex, speaking on behalf of the UK federation support team. We've
> noted the range of organizations that have reported issues with access
> on this list, and have directly received the email from Sheila at
> Robert Gordon University.
>
> There has not been a change to EBSCO's registered details for the
> EBSCO Publishing, Inc. Service Provider (entityID
> http://shibboleth.ebscohost.com) in the UK federation for over a year.
> However, EBSCO appears to have been maintaining their system over the
> weekend. See
> http://support.epnet.com/support_news/detail.php?id=838&t=r&page=1
>
> We think that the underlying issue is in EBSCO's authorisation system,
> and we recommend that you contact their support team via
> http://support.ebscohost.com/contact/askus.php or at
> [log in to unmask] in the first instance.
>
> Regards,
> Alex
>
>
> On 28/04/2014 10:35, Taylor, Sarah wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> > Is anyone else having any problems accessing Ebsco databases via
> > Shibboleth? We're getting an authentication error 103 (!) and
> > several annoyed students.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> >
> >
> > Sarah
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sarah Taylor
> >
> > Electronic Resources Librarian
> >
> > The Peter Marsh Library
> >
> > University of Bolton
> >
> > Deane Road
> >
> > Bolton
> >
> > BL3 5AB
> >
> >
> >
> > 01204 903099
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Please note that my normal working days are Mondays, Tuesdays and
> > Thursdays
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups
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>
>
> --
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> Edinburgh
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