Fiscal Studies Institute Proxy
Quickly access resources off-campus through the Institute for Fiscal Studies proxy.
Proxy Bookmarklet
Whenever you are on a site that requires licensed access, click on the "Fiscal Studies Institute 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 Institute for Fiscal Studies students, faculty, and staff securely access the university’s online resources from anywhere. Once you're logged in with your Fiscal Studies Institute credentials, you can explore journals, databases, and other academic content—just as if you were on campus.
Why use OpenAthens?
Licensing deals with content providers typically limit access to users physically on campus. OpenAthens ensures that students, faculty, and staff at Institute for Fiscal Studies can access those same resources from anywhere, simply by logging in with their Fiscal Studies Institute username and password.
What’s the difference between EZproxy, OpenAthens, and VPN?
When comparing EZproxy, OpenAthens, and VPN, it’s helpful to think about what each tool is designed to do. VPNs are great for full network access, allowing staff and faculty to use internal tools as if they were on campus. EZproxy and OpenAthens, however, are designed specifically for accessing library and academic resources. OpenAthens improves on EZproxy by using modern identity-based access instead of relying on IP ranges, making it easier to manage access permissions across different publishers and platforms.
Quick access to popular databases and journals
- NCBI PubMed
- SCOPUS
- Web of Science
- Nature
- Science
- APA PsycNET
- UpToDate
- Wiley Online Library
- Oxford Academic Journals
- Ovid