BITS Law Proxy
Quickly access resources off-campus through the BITS Law School proxy.
Proxy Bookmarklet
Whenever you are on a site that requires licensed access, click on the "BITS Law proxy" bookmarklet. You will be asked to login, and then redirected to the "proxified" version of the site.
What is OpenAthens?
OpenAthens is a single sign-on service that lets BITS Law School students, faculty, and staff securely access the university’s online resources from anywhere. Once you're logged in with your BITS Law credentials, you can explore journals, databases, and other academic content—just as if you were on campus.
Why use OpenAthens?
Because of publisher restrictions, online academic resources at BITS Law School often require users to be on the university network. OpenAthens bypasses that limitation by using your BITS Law credentials to authenticate access—so whether you're on campus or not, your access stays the same.
What’s the difference between EZproxy, OpenAthens, and VPN?
The key difference between EZproxy, OpenAthens, and a VPN lies in how they handle authentication and user access. EZproxy works by rewriting links and proxying your session through a campus IP address. OpenAthens uses federated identity management to authenticate users based on their university credentials, offering a more scalable and secure solution. A VPN creates a private connection to the university’s network, which is useful for accessing internal systems, but overkill for simply reading journals or using library databases.
Quick access to popular databases and journals
- NCBI PubMed
- SCOPUS
- Web of Science
- Nature
- Science
- ProQuest databases
- UpToDate
- Oxford Academic Journals
- JSTOR
- IEEE Xplore Digital Library