Since the start of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, Chinese schools, universities and research organisations have been in lockdown. Many of China’s learners and researchers have needed to stay at home, losing access to vitally important education and research.
Responding to China’s urgent need, IOP Publishing recently announced it now provides remote online access to scientific information in China. OpenAthens’ secure, single sign-on software and federation infrastructure helped IOP Publishing connect quickly to Chinese institutions, maintaining access for students.
A growing number of service providers are expected to provide federated access in China as the crisis continues. Some of the world’s largest information providers – Clarivate Analytics, Elsevier and ProQuest – switched on remote access for China last month.
OpenAthens and IOP Publishing worked as a team to get IOPscience up and running as quickly as possible. As a result, Chinese students and researchers can get access to scientific information quickly and easily without needing to travel.
OpenAthens enables publishers and other service providers to connect with organisations in identity federations around the world. The leading single sign-on provider recently worked with IOP Publishing to upgrade its authentication service.
Chinese researchers can easily search for their institution and login to IOPscience using OpenAthens Wayfinder organisation discovery service. OpenAthens’ standards-based technology ensures Chinese academics continue to access electronic journals during the Coronavirus outbreak.
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