Hello Paul,
At University of Birmingham we use Shibboleth to link to Creative Club. We didn't renew our OpenAthens subscription after July 2009 so we moved to Shibboleth before August last year for this resource but I don't have any email history now.
Unfortunately, we asked them about WAYFLess URL access in September 2009 but were told this was not an option. So, we just link to the homepage from our library portal and users need to go through the WAYF. We have a note on our library portal for this resource as follows:
"When on the Creative Club page it is necessary to click the Shibboleth login button at the top right hand corner then select 'University of Birmingham' from the drop down list."
Once logged in, there is no indication that you are logged in as your home institution which is a bit frustrating. All there is is a 'Log out' button to let you know that you are logged in successfully via the WAYF.
We also had intermittent problems accessing this resource last year around the same time.
Regards
Sarah
Sarah Pearson
E-Resources & Serials Coordinator
Library Services
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
UK
B15 2TT
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Subject: [LIS-E-RESOURCES] Creative Club - Athens
Hello,
Wondering: does anyone have any details about changes to the
authentication options for Creative Club (www.creativeclub.co.uk) ?
Athens option has disappeared (I can't find any notification of this,
but it's quite possible I have misfiled it!) and our access was
interrupted.
Could I ask any C.C. subscribers:
*Is your (Athens?) access to Creative Club working?
*If you've moved to Shibboleth login option - have you managed to create
a WAYFless URL ?
*Does anyone have any documentation/notification about the change /
removal of Athens access that they'd be willing to share?
With very many thanks,
Paul
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