Optometrists College Proxy
Quickly access resources off-campus through the College Of Optometrists proxy.
Proxy Bookmarklet
Whenever you are on a site that requires licensed access, click on the "Optometrists College proxy" bookmarklet. You will be asked to login, and then redirected to the "proxified" version of the site.
What is OpenAthens?
Whether you're studying from home or working abroad, OpenAthens ensures that you can still reach College Of Optometrists’s full range of electronic resources. By signing in with your Optometrists College account, you get the same access as you would on campus—fast, secure, and hassle-free.
Why use OpenAthens?
Licensing deals with content providers typically limit access to users physically on campus. OpenAthens ensures that students, faculty, and staff at College Of Optometrists can access those same resources from anywhere, simply by logging in with their Optometrists College username and password.
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
- Engineering Village
- IEEE Xplore Digital Library
- JSTOR
- Ovid
- Oxford Academic Journals