The MIT Press has joined the OpenAthens Federation. A secure cloud-based service that provides a fast and reliable connection to digital content, OpenAthens will help extend the reach of MIT Press content to more library customers globally.
OpenAthens provides federated single sign-on to library resources from any country or sector. Many libraries are increasingly turning to federated single sign-on because it is secure, stable, and scalable, especially compared to IP recognition. Owing to the new partnership, 200 mutual MIT Press and OpenAthens library customers now benefit from a more secure and seamless user experience when accessing MIT Press journals.
As more libraries adopt OpenAthens single sign-on it will reduce time on setup for access to publisher resources. This is a massive benefit to both libraries and publishers in terms of scaling up secure access to services. Click here to read the original press release.
