What OpenAthens Collects
In order to authenticate you to a library resource (database, e-Journal, or e-Book), OpenAthens collects your email address, name and organizational role when you sign into the system. This information is generally not passed to the vendors. Instead, OpenAthens passes a system-generated numerical ID to the resource provider. OpenAthens can use additional account information to personalize logins at a publisher's website but at this time the library is not using this feature.
What the library uses
The library uses the aggregate data concerning:
- resources (databases and publisher platforms) accessed
- user roles (student, faculty, employee) and departments
- user Internet provider and network location
The University Libraries will not share this information with vendors.
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Additional information about OpenAthens, data security and user privacy can be found on the EBSCO support site.
