Thaddeus Stevens Proxy
Quickly access resources off-campus through the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology proxy.
Proxy Bookmarklet
Whenever you are on a site that requires licensed access, click on the "Thaddeus Stevens proxy" bookmarklet. You will be asked to login, and then redirected to the "proxified" version of the site.
What is OpenAthens?
OpenAthens provides a simple and secure way for students, faculty, and staff at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to connect to academic resources from anywhere in the world. After signing in with your Thaddeus Stevens account, you’ll have full access to the university’s licensed content—without needing to use a VPN or change device settings.
Why use OpenAthens?
Many of the resources provided by Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, such as databases and e-journals, are restricted to users on the campus network. OpenAthens allows you to access these resources remotely by securely confirming your Thaddeus Stevens login, so you don’t have to be on site to get what you need.
What’s the difference between EZproxy, OpenAthens, and VPN?
EZproxy, OpenAthens, and VPNs all offer ways to access restricted academic resources off-campus, but they work in very different ways. EZproxy uses IP-based authentication, rerouting your connection so it appears as though you're on the university network. OpenAthens, on the other hand, uses identity-based authentication—meaning you log in once with your institutional credentials, and it grants access based on who you are, not where you're connecting from. VPNs simulate a campus environment by creating a secure tunnel to the university’s internal network, which can be more resource-intensive and less user-friendly.
Quick access to popular databases and journals
- NCBI PubMed
- SCOPUS
- Web of Science
- Nature
- Science
- Oxford Academic Journals
- UpToDate
- Ovid
- Engineering Village
- ProQuest databases