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Happy New Year from OpenAthens!
2025 was a standout year, from our 30th anniversary celebrations to the launch of OpenAthens Compass and Connect!
We’re excited for what 2026 will bring…. Let us know your goals for the new year in the comments!
#OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
2025 was a standout year, from our 30th anniversary celebrations to the launch of OpenAthens Compass and Connect!
We’re excited for what 2026 will bring…. Let us know your goals for the new year in the comments!
#OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
January 1, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Happy New Year from OpenAthens!
2025 was a standout year, from our 30th anniversary celebrations to the launch of OpenAthens Compass and Connect!
We’re excited for what 2026 will bring…. Let us know your goals for the new year in the comments!
#OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
2025 was a standout year, from our 30th anniversary celebrations to the launch of OpenAthens Compass and Connect!
We’re excited for what 2026 will bring…. Let us know your goals for the new year in the comments!
#OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
Have you registered for #AccessLab 2026 UK & EMEA? The office elf has!
Join us for a day of interesting insights and conversations surrounding hot topics affecting libraries and publishers today.
Start the year right, register now and secure your spot!
bit.ly/3Xt9Rld
Join us for a day of interesting insights and conversations surrounding hot topics affecting libraries and publishers today.
Start the year right, register now and secure your spot!
bit.ly/3Xt9Rld
December 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Have you registered for #AccessLab 2026 UK & EMEA? The office elf has!
Join us for a day of interesting insights and conversations surrounding hot topics affecting libraries and publishers today.
Start the year right, register now and secure your spot!
bit.ly/3Xt9Rld
Join us for a day of interesting insights and conversations surrounding hot topics affecting libraries and publishers today.
Start the year right, register now and secure your spot!
bit.ly/3Xt9Rld
#AccessLab 2026 session announcements!
Our commercial director, Jon Bentley, will welcome you in and give and overview of the day ahead. David Leffler will explore how data insights and AI tools can help libraries support struggling students.
Stay tuned for more announcements soon!
Our commercial director, Jon Bentley, will welcome you in and give and overview of the day ahead. David Leffler will explore how data insights and AI tools can help libraries support struggling students.
Stay tuned for more announcements soon!
December 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
#AccessLab 2026 session announcements!
Our commercial director, Jon Bentley, will welcome you in and give and overview of the day ahead. David Leffler will explore how data insights and AI tools can help libraries support struggling students.
Stay tuned for more announcements soon!
Our commercial director, Jon Bentley, will welcome you in and give and overview of the day ahead. David Leffler will explore how data insights and AI tools can help libraries support struggling students.
Stay tuned for more announcements soon!
Did someone say festive fashion?!
Our team went full out festive for Christmas jumper day this year!
Think you can beat us? Share a photo of your favorite festive look below!
#OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
Our team went full out festive for Christmas jumper day this year!
Think you can beat us? Share a photo of your favorite festive look below!
#OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
December 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Did someone say festive fashion?!
Our team went full out festive for Christmas jumper day this year!
Think you can beat us? Share a photo of your favorite festive look below!
#OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
Our team went full out festive for Christmas jumper day this year!
Think you can beat us? Share a photo of your favorite festive look below!
#OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
No tech team needed for authentication!
When IP fails off-campus, access breaks when users need it most. OpenAthens Connect: self-service SSO that's easy to manage. One login, all resources. Basic reporting for smart decisions.
Secure access without tech expertise or big budgets.
bit.ly/454LUoi
When IP fails off-campus, access breaks when users need it most. OpenAthens Connect: self-service SSO that's easy to manage. One login, all resources. Basic reporting for smart decisions.
Secure access without tech expertise or big budgets.
bit.ly/454LUoi
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
No tech team needed for authentication!
When IP fails off-campus, access breaks when users need it most. OpenAthens Connect: self-service SSO that's easy to manage. One login, all resources. Basic reporting for smart decisions.
Secure access without tech expertise or big budgets.
bit.ly/454LUoi
When IP fails off-campus, access breaks when users need it most. OpenAthens Connect: self-service SSO that's easy to manage. One login, all resources. Basic reporting for smart decisions.
Secure access without tech expertise or big budgets.
bit.ly/454LUoi
Throughout the year, the OpenAthens team loves to give back - whether it’s Santa runs or volunteering for local charities.
These small acts of kindness help spread positivity, especially during the festive season 🎄
#OpenAthensSesonalSpotlight
These small acts of kindness help spread positivity, especially during the festive season 🎄
#OpenAthensSesonalSpotlight
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Throughout the year, the OpenAthens team loves to give back - whether it’s Santa runs or volunteering for local charities.
These small acts of kindness help spread positivity, especially during the festive season 🎄
#OpenAthensSesonalSpotlight
These small acts of kindness help spread positivity, especially during the festive season 🎄
#OpenAthensSesonalSpotlight
Looking for a simple, budget-friendly way to manage access to digital resources? Join our webinar tomorrow to discover OpenAthens Connect.
Learn what it does, who it’s for, and explore key features, benefits, and quick-start integration tips. Register today to avoid missing out!
Learn what it does, who it’s for, and explore key features, benefits, and quick-start integration tips. Register today to avoid missing out!
December 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Looking for a simple, budget-friendly way to manage access to digital resources? Join our webinar tomorrow to discover OpenAthens Connect.
Learn what it does, who it’s for, and explore key features, benefits, and quick-start integration tips. Register today to avoid missing out!
Learn what it does, who it’s for, and explore key features, benefits, and quick-start integration tips. Register today to avoid missing out!
As we count down to the holidays, we’re taking this month to reflect on 2025 and spread some festive cheer.
Thanks to all our partners, customers, and colleagues for making 2025 a success! We hope you all had an equally great year. Bring on 2026! #OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
Thanks to all our partners, customers, and colleagues for making 2025 a success! We hope you all had an equally great year. Bring on 2026! #OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
As we count down to the holidays, we’re taking this month to reflect on 2025 and spread some festive cheer.
Thanks to all our partners, customers, and colleagues for making 2025 a success! We hope you all had an equally great year. Bring on 2026! #OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
Thanks to all our partners, customers, and colleagues for making 2025 a success! We hope you all had an equally great year. Bring on 2026! #OpenAthensSeasonalSpotlight
Registration for Access Lab UK & EMEA 2026 is now open!
Join us in Manchester, UK for a day of networking and discussions around challenges and hot topics in the information industry.
Register now to secure your ticket and stay tuned for program updates!
bit.ly/3Xt9Rld
#AccessLab
Join us in Manchester, UK for a day of networking and discussions around challenges and hot topics in the information industry.
Register now to secure your ticket and stay tuned for program updates!
bit.ly/3Xt9Rld
#AccessLab
December 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Registration for Access Lab UK & EMEA 2026 is now open!
Join us in Manchester, UK for a day of networking and discussions around challenges and hot topics in the information industry.
Register now to secure your ticket and stay tuned for program updates!
bit.ly/3Xt9Rld
#AccessLab
Join us in Manchester, UK for a day of networking and discussions around challenges and hot topics in the information industry.
Register now to secure your ticket and stay tuned for program updates!
bit.ly/3Xt9Rld
#AccessLab
2025 events roundup!
This year we were lucky enough to attend lots of fantastic events! We met so many of you and saw how OpenAthens continues to support access everywhere.
Did you see us at an event this year? Let us know below.
We can’t wait to meet even more of you in 2026!
This year we were lucky enough to attend lots of fantastic events! We met so many of you and saw how OpenAthens continues to support access everywhere.
Did you see us at an event this year? Let us know below.
We can’t wait to meet even more of you in 2026!
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
2025 events roundup!
This year we were lucky enough to attend lots of fantastic events! We met so many of you and saw how OpenAthens continues to support access everywhere.
Did you see us at an event this year? Let us know below.
We can’t wait to meet even more of you in 2026!
This year we were lucky enough to attend lots of fantastic events! We met so many of you and saw how OpenAthens continues to support access everywhere.
Did you see us at an event this year? Let us know below.
We can’t wait to meet even more of you in 2026!
Last chance! Speaker proposals for Access Lab 2026 UK & EMEA are closing today!
If you need inspiration, head to our YouTube channel for playlists featuring past Access Lab sessions.
bit.ly/4i88lhR
Submit your proposal and get involved in next year’s event.
#AccessLab
If you need inspiration, head to our YouTube channel for playlists featuring past Access Lab sessions.
bit.ly/4i88lhR
Submit your proposal and get involved in next year’s event.
#AccessLab
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Last chance! Speaker proposals for Access Lab 2026 UK & EMEA are closing today!
If you need inspiration, head to our YouTube channel for playlists featuring past Access Lab sessions.
bit.ly/4i88lhR
Submit your proposal and get involved in next year’s event.
#AccessLab
If you need inspiration, head to our YouTube channel for playlists featuring past Access Lab sessions.
bit.ly/4i88lhR
Submit your proposal and get involved in next year’s event.
#AccessLab
Until recently, Derwentside College learners could only access digital resources on-campus thanks to an outdated IP-based authentication system.
Now, with OpenAthens Connect, they can experience secure, remote access anywhere!
Read more about their experience with OpenAthens Connect
bit.ly/4hvQlgW
Now, with OpenAthens Connect, they can experience secure, remote access anywhere!
Read more about their experience with OpenAthens Connect
bit.ly/4hvQlgW
Derwentside College's experience with OpenAthens Connect
Read more about how Derwentside College uses OpenAthens Connect single sign-on authentication to simplify library resource access.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Until recently, Derwentside College learners could only access digital resources on-campus thanks to an outdated IP-based authentication system.
Now, with OpenAthens Connect, they can experience secure, remote access anywhere!
Read more about their experience with OpenAthens Connect
bit.ly/4hvQlgW
Now, with OpenAthens Connect, they can experience secure, remote access anywhere!
Read more about their experience with OpenAthens Connect
bit.ly/4hvQlgW
How Auburn University opened library access to 40,000+ users—students, staff, alumni, and community?
With OpenAthens Compass:
✓ Single sign-on that simplified access for thousands
✓ Reporting that informed smarter decisions
✓ Expert support that handled the complexity
Learn how → bit.ly/3LAYTat
With OpenAthens Compass:
✓ Single sign-on that simplified access for thousands
✓ Reporting that informed smarter decisions
✓ Expert support that handled the complexity
Learn how → bit.ly/3LAYTat
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
How Auburn University opened library access to 40,000+ users—students, staff, alumni, and community?
With OpenAthens Compass:
✓ Single sign-on that simplified access for thousands
✓ Reporting that informed smarter decisions
✓ Expert support that handled the complexity
Learn how → bit.ly/3LAYTat
With OpenAthens Compass:
✓ Single sign-on that simplified access for thousands
✓ Reporting that informed smarter decisions
✓ Expert support that handled the complexity
Learn how → bit.ly/3LAYTat
A purpose-built product to help organizations deliver seamless authentication- regardless of size or budget.
In our new blog, learn more about how Oak Hill College, chose OpenAthens Connect to provide learners with library access to over 55,000 resources from several vendors.
bit.ly/47I34J5
In our new blog, learn more about how Oak Hill College, chose OpenAthens Connect to provide learners with library access to over 55,000 resources from several vendors.
bit.ly/47I34J5
How Oak Hill College solved their authentication challenge with OpenAthens Connect
Read more about how Oak Hill College uses OpenAthens Connect single sign-on authentication to enable anytime, anywhere resource access.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A purpose-built product to help organizations deliver seamless authentication- regardless of size or budget.
In our new blog, learn more about how Oak Hill College, chose OpenAthens Connect to provide learners with library access to over 55,000 resources from several vendors.
bit.ly/47I34J5
In our new blog, learn more about how Oak Hill College, chose OpenAthens Connect to provide learners with library access to over 55,000 resources from several vendors.
bit.ly/47I34J5
🔐 Last day of cybersecurity awareness month! But library security is 365 days a year.
How well does your authentication protect users?
✓ Encrypted & anonymized data
✓ Privacy preservation
✓ Usage monitoring to prevent misuse
Security concerns don't end with October: bit.ly/4qByk55
How well does your authentication protect users?
✓ Encrypted & anonymized data
✓ Privacy preservation
✓ Usage monitoring to prevent misuse
Security concerns don't end with October: bit.ly/4qByk55
October 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🔐 Last day of cybersecurity awareness month! But library security is 365 days a year.
How well does your authentication protect users?
✓ Encrypted & anonymized data
✓ Privacy preservation
✓ Usage monitoring to prevent misuse
Security concerns don't end with October: bit.ly/4qByk55
How well does your authentication protect users?
✓ Encrypted & anonymized data
✓ Privacy preservation
✓ Usage monitoring to prevent misuse
Security concerns don't end with October: bit.ly/4qByk55
Speaker proposals are open for #AccessLab 2026- live in Manchester, UK on 25 February 2026!
We are welcoming session proposals for keynotes, case studies, and more! If you’re a publisher or librarian with insights to share, we want to hear from you!
Please submit your proposal by 19 November 2025
We are welcoming session proposals for keynotes, case studies, and more! If you’re a publisher or librarian with insights to share, we want to hear from you!
Please submit your proposal by 19 November 2025
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Speaker proposals are open for #AccessLab 2026- live in Manchester, UK on 25 February 2026!
We are welcoming session proposals for keynotes, case studies, and more! If you’re a publisher or librarian with insights to share, we want to hear from you!
Please submit your proposal by 19 November 2025
We are welcoming session proposals for keynotes, case studies, and more! If you’re a publisher or librarian with insights to share, we want to hear from you!
Please submit your proposal by 19 November 2025
OpenAthens at the Charleston Conference!
We’re excited to be returning to the Charleston conference- an event bringing together like-minded professionals to discuss issues in the library and scholarly publishing landscape.
Visit the team at stand 49 to talk access, identity, and OpenAthens!
We’re excited to be returning to the Charleston conference- an event bringing together like-minded professionals to discuss issues in the library and scholarly publishing landscape.
Visit the team at stand 49 to talk access, identity, and OpenAthens!
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
OpenAthens at the Charleston Conference!
We’re excited to be returning to the Charleston conference- an event bringing together like-minded professionals to discuss issues in the library and scholarly publishing landscape.
Visit the team at stand 49 to talk access, identity, and OpenAthens!
We’re excited to be returning to the Charleston conference- an event bringing together like-minded professionals to discuss issues in the library and scholarly publishing landscape.
Visit the team at stand 49 to talk access, identity, and OpenAthens!
Established in 2016, Gwanda State University (GSU) provides heritage-based education in animal and environmental sciences.
Read more about why they chose OpenAthens Connect as their authentication solution and how it has transformed their learners’ experiences for the better!
bit.ly/3LrFclh
Read more about why they chose OpenAthens Connect as their authentication solution and how it has transformed their learners’ experiences for the better!
bit.ly/3LrFclh
October 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Established in 2016, Gwanda State University (GSU) provides heritage-based education in animal and environmental sciences.
Read more about why they chose OpenAthens Connect as their authentication solution and how it has transformed their learners’ experiences for the better!
bit.ly/3LrFclh
Read more about why they chose OpenAthens Connect as their authentication solution and how it has transformed their learners’ experiences for the better!
bit.ly/3LrFclh
Our team will be heading to Philadelphia and exhibiting at the Pharma & Med Tech Information (#PhMTI) 2025 Fall Seminar this year!
Make sure you visit our table to meet the team and learn more about how OpenAthens can work for you! See you there!
Make sure you visit our table to meet the team and learn more about how OpenAthens can work for you! See you there!
October 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Our team will be heading to Philadelphia and exhibiting at the Pharma & Med Tech Information (#PhMTI) 2025 Fall Seminar this year!
Make sure you visit our table to meet the team and learn more about how OpenAthens can work for you! See you there!
Make sure you visit our table to meet the team and learn more about how OpenAthens can work for you! See you there!
OpenAthens Connect or Compass? Find the right fit for your library
Different libraries have different needs. Here are a few things to consider: organization complexity, publishers needed, self-service or personalized, reporting needs and budget constraints.
Explore both options: bit.ly/4hnFdCH
Different libraries have different needs. Here are a few things to consider: organization complexity, publishers needed, self-service or personalized, reporting needs and budget constraints.
Explore both options: bit.ly/4hnFdCH
October 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
OpenAthens Connect or Compass? Find the right fit for your library
Different libraries have different needs. Here are a few things to consider: organization complexity, publishers needed, self-service or personalized, reporting needs and budget constraints.
Explore both options: bit.ly/4hnFdCH
Different libraries have different needs. Here are a few things to consider: organization complexity, publishers needed, self-service or personalized, reporting needs and budget constraints.
Explore both options: bit.ly/4hnFdCH
It seems that unfortunately Canva is down right now...
We did have a really amazing graphic designed to let you know all about the features and benefits of OpenAthens Connect...but this will have to do for now 🙂
#CanvaDown
We did have a really amazing graphic designed to let you know all about the features and benefits of OpenAthens Connect...but this will have to do for now 🙂
#CanvaDown
October 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It seems that unfortunately Canva is down right now...
We did have a really amazing graphic designed to let you know all about the features and benefits of OpenAthens Connect...but this will have to do for now 🙂
#CanvaDown
We did have a really amazing graphic designed to let you know all about the features and benefits of OpenAthens Connect...but this will have to do for now 🙂
#CanvaDown
Cybersecurity got you confused? There’s a lot of noise out there and it’s hard to know what’s real and what’s not.
This Cybersecurity month, we are challenging some common myths surrounding cybersecurity and de-bunking them one by one.
Find out more: www.openathens.net/blog/mythbus...
This Cybersecurity month, we are challenging some common myths surrounding cybersecurity and de-bunking them one by one.
Find out more: www.openathens.net/blog/mythbus...
October 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Cybersecurity got you confused? There’s a lot of noise out there and it’s hard to know what’s real and what’s not.
This Cybersecurity month, we are challenging some common myths surrounding cybersecurity and de-bunking them one by one.
Find out more: www.openathens.net/blog/mythbus...
This Cybersecurity month, we are challenging some common myths surrounding cybersecurity and de-bunking them one by one.
Find out more: www.openathens.net/blog/mythbus...
OpenAthens Connect: Empower your library to do more with less.
Backed by 30 years of expertise. Fills an industry gap for libraries with simpler requirements.
Self-service setup, secure access, up to 20 publishers, basic reporting. Available in English and Spanish.
Learn more: bit.ly/48eWhZj
Backed by 30 years of expertise. Fills an industry gap for libraries with simpler requirements.
Self-service setup, secure access, up to 20 publishers, basic reporting. Available in English and Spanish.
Learn more: bit.ly/48eWhZj
October 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
OpenAthens Connect: Empower your library to do more with less.
Backed by 30 years of expertise. Fills an industry gap for libraries with simpler requirements.
Self-service setup, secure access, up to 20 publishers, basic reporting. Available in English and Spanish.
Learn more: bit.ly/48eWhZj
Backed by 30 years of expertise. Fills an industry gap for libraries with simpler requirements.
Self-service setup, secure access, up to 20 publishers, basic reporting. Available in English and Spanish.
Learn more: bit.ly/48eWhZj
OpenAthens Unpacked: Compass Dashboard Refresher – Ask Us Anything!
Have you been exploring the Compass dashboard? Ready to go deeper? Join our next webinar in the unpacked series!
Ask questions, gain expert guidance- let us help you get the most out of OpenAthens.
Register: bit.ly/4gpwtf2
Have you been exploring the Compass dashboard? Ready to go deeper? Join our next webinar in the unpacked series!
Ask questions, gain expert guidance- let us help you get the most out of OpenAthens.
Register: bit.ly/4gpwtf2
October 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
OpenAthens Unpacked: Compass Dashboard Refresher – Ask Us Anything!
Have you been exploring the Compass dashboard? Ready to go deeper? Join our next webinar in the unpacked series!
Ask questions, gain expert guidance- let us help you get the most out of OpenAthens.
Register: bit.ly/4gpwtf2
Have you been exploring the Compass dashboard? Ready to go deeper? Join our next webinar in the unpacked series!
Ask questions, gain expert guidance- let us help you get the most out of OpenAthens.
Register: bit.ly/4gpwtf2
OpenAthens are heading to #FrankfurtBookfair!
Come and find us in Hall 6, Stand B128! Grab some OpenAthens goodies, meet the team and talk about all things OpenAthens, whether you’re a long-standing customer or just curious to learn more.
See you there!
Come and find us in Hall 6, Stand B128! Grab some OpenAthens goodies, meet the team and talk about all things OpenAthens, whether you’re a long-standing customer or just curious to learn more.
See you there!
October 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
OpenAthens are heading to #FrankfurtBookfair!
Come and find us in Hall 6, Stand B128! Grab some OpenAthens goodies, meet the team and talk about all things OpenAthens, whether you’re a long-standing customer or just curious to learn more.
See you there!
Come and find us in Hall 6, Stand B128! Grab some OpenAthens goodies, meet the team and talk about all things OpenAthens, whether you’re a long-standing customer or just curious to learn more.
See you there!