Open Athens Kickoff Webinar Slides, Recording, and Survey Forms

CARLI and EBSCO hosted an Open Athens kickoff webinar on January 29, 2020. A recording of the webinar, the Open Athens implementation surveys, and the reference materials mentioned during that webinar are linked from this page.

Webinar recording (41min 2sec):
(Please note that due to a WebEx technical problem, the live webinar recording was not usable. This is a re-recording of the same presentation, but without the participant questions.)

Webinar slides

Open Athens Implementation Questionnaires

CARLI libraries that will be implementing Open Athens will need to complete these two questionnaires. Please complete the Phase 1 questionnaire to indicate your interest in moving forward with Open Athens. EBSCO will then begin work with your institution.

• Questionnaires to be completed by CARLI I-Share libraries:
  
  • Phase 1 questionnaire (online form)– submitting this questionnaire will prompt EBSCO’s Implementation team to reach out to your library to begin your implementation
  • Phase 1 questionnaire as a PDF file (for your review only, please complete the online form above to begin your implementation)
  • Phase 2 questionnaire – to be completed after Phase 1 is finished

Additional Resources about Open Athens

• More information about the OpenAthens implementation process:
  
  • OpenAthens Onboarding Guide, a “users’ manual” for the implementation process and beyond. Reference this guide for the step-by-step setup process, information you will need to gather, tips for communicating changes to library stakeholders, and much more.
  • FAQs for IT, a doc that’s designed to answer initial questions from IT regarding IdP connection and beyond
  • Communication to library patrons, to help identify ways to market the upcoming transition to faculty, staff, and students
  • OpenAthens Security Guide
  • Security and Privacy FAQs
• About Open Athens:
  
  • IP proxy and OpenAthens: a comparison
  • Types of accounts used in OpenAthens; see also creating personal accounts, access accounts within OpenAthens
  • OpenAthens usage reports
  • About usage reports and privacy
  • The library's control over attribute release
• Open Athens Training Materials:
  
  • OpenAthens Virtual Learning Environment, self-led courses on OpenAthens Administration, the product, and beyond. Time spent in this resource is highly recommended for libraries migrating to OpenAthens.
  • EBSCO Customer Engagement online training schedule (highly recommended!)