ACM SUPPORTS ATHENS AND SHIBBOLETH AUTHENTICATION

ACM now provides access to the ACM Digital Library via Athens or Shibboleth authentication. Librarians may now send a formal request to dl-info@hq.acm.org and have Athens or Shibboleth authentication enabled for their institution.

Athens authentication

  • A formal request from the librarian with the organisation ID. 

Shibboleth authentication

Librarians should include the following information;

  • Federation the institution belong to
  • The Institution entity in the federation
  • List any scope affiliation  

ACM now belongs to the UK Federation and is currently working with the federations in Germany, Ireland and Czech Republc. ACM will apply to other federations once a formal request is received from the librarian.

posted September 20, 2011