SIUE Proxy
Quickly access resources off-campus through the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville proxy.
Proxy Bookmarklet
Whenever you are on a site that requires licensed access, click on the "SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students, faculty, and staff securely access the university’s online resources from anywhere. Once you're logged in with your SIUE credentials, you can explore journals, databases, and other academic content—just as if you were on campus.
Why use OpenAthens?
Some of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s most valuable digital resources are only available to users on the campus network. OpenAthens makes those resources available off-campus too—just sign in with your SIUE credentials, and you’ll be recognized as an authorized user no matter where you are.
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
- JSTOR
- Engineering Village
- Ovid
- IEEE Xplore Digital Library
- Oxford Academic Journals