Autònoma de Barcelona Proxy
Quickly access resources off-campus through the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona proxy.
Proxy Bookmarklet
Whenever you are on a site that requires licensed access, click on the "Autònoma de Barcelona 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 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona students, faculty, and staff securely access the university’s online resources from anywhere. Once you're logged in with your Autònoma de Barcelona 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 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona can access those same resources from anywhere, simply by logging in with their Autònoma de Barcelona username and password.
What’s the difference between EZproxy, OpenAthens, and VPN?
While all three systems—EZproxy, OpenAthens, and VPN—help extend access to university resources beyond the campus, they differ in how they authenticate users. EZproxy relies on IP masking to make remote users appear to be on campus. OpenAthens uses a modern, federated identity system to verify individual users through single sign-on. VPNs route your entire internet connection through the university's network, which can offer broader access but may also slow down your connection or raise security concerns for non-academic browsing.
Quick access to popular databases and journals
- NCBI PubMed
- SCOPUS
- Web of Science
- Nature
- Science
- Oxford Academic Journals
- IEEE Xplore Digital Library
- ScienceDirect
- APA PsycNET
- Springer Link