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Hi Jon, Like Mark, I had come across the Redirector tool and was interested in whether it could ever replace EZProxy (wouldn't it be great to only have one system to manage for access & authentication!). While it looks great, my main concern was the limited number of providers that it currently supports. Even if you expand it to work with every provider within the UK Fed, we have a large number of resources (the smaller individual publications) that only support IP authentication. Presumably the Redirector would never be able to handle these IP resources? Our discovery service (Summon) only allows us to set up a single proxy prefix for all our resources, so we have to go with the option that works with every single resource at the moment (EZProxy). Have I missed something important, or misunderstood anything about Redirector? Could it ever handle IP authenticated resources, and hence fully replace EZProxy? All the best Ben P.S. If that Hawkins quote is true, I must be really trying! -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jon Bentley Sent: 10 June 2016 11:21 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [lis-e-resources] Athens redirector Hi Mark, Thanks for the questions around our Redirector tool. We launched the tool last year focusing on international organisations and suppliers within the OpenAthens federation to make sure the fundamental technology works. And it does! We can easily pass end-users to the page of the resource they need, recognising whether the user is coming from an on-site IP range or off-site and adjusting the need to present their credentials accordingly. For this we use a 'proxy-like' prefix which makes links easy to manage as you simply append it to the target page. https://docs.openathens.net/display/public/MD/Getting+started+with+the+Redirector Since then we have focused on ensuring the Redirector will work with the UK Access Management Federation. There have been challenges in managing resources and/or organisations that sit across more than one Federation so we are working hard to ensure that we have systems in place that can manage non-standard set ups. If there is consistent set up across the UK Access Management Federation we are confident the Redirector will provide the simple, consistent prefix that supports libraries in setting up links. https://docs.openathens.net/display/public/MD/Redirector+link+generator We are undertaking extensive testing with major UK Academic and other non-Academic organisation to make sure there are no unexpected pitfalls for libraries' who may have more complex configurations Once that is done we will ensure documentation and training is available to help people take advantage of the tool, which will be provided at no additional cost as part of an Institutions Annual Licence Fee. If you, or anyone has questions about the set-up, Ian Winship, our UK account manager, will be able to talk you through the different options: [log in to unmask] Many thanks Jon Bentley Head of Product Marketing PS I love your quote from Coleman Hawkins [log in to unmask] | 01225 470 427 www.eduserv.org.uk | @eduserv | eduserv.org.uk/blog Eduserv is a company limited by guarantee (registered in England & Wales, company number: 3763109) and a charity (charity number 1079456), whose registered office is at Royal Mead, Railway Place, Bath, BA1 1SR. -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mark Brown Sent: 09 June 2016 17:08 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [lis-e-resources] Athens redirector Hi there I wondered whether any institutions are using the Athens redirector tool from Eduserv? How does it compare to EZProxy for example - what the coverage of resources work with it? Any pitfalls? If anyone could share here any experiences either on here or with me off list - that would be much appreciated. Kind regards Mark Mark Brown Electronic Services Librarian eLibrary Team [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Library and Learning Resources Birmingham City University 0121 331 5291 "If you don't make mistakes, you're not really trying!" -Coleman Hawkins lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKSG