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Sign Up for Off Campus Access Athens (Help) |
| IU Health Medical Library: Athens Tutorials |
| Tutorials |
| Things to Know about Signing up for Athens |
| Sign up for Athens |
| Athens Toolbar Installation |
| Athens and MD Consult (coming soon) |
| Athens and Up to Date CME |
| How to Merge Multiple Accounts in Up to Date |
| Questions | Answers |
| Who can sign up for Athens Off Campus Access? |  Any person employed by IU Health can access the library resources via Athens. This includes physicians listed on the, IU Health Active Physician List and all employees of Indiana Clinic. |
| What if my hospital is not listed in the drop down box on the registration form? |  The following should apply: MIR = Methodist, IU and Riley, Blackford should use Ball, Paoli should use Bloomington, and Starke should use LaPorte as their designated sites. IU Clinics-Indianapolis, Methodist Occupational Health Centers and the four Beltway locations should use MIR. |
| Why must I be on campus when I register? | Every computer that accesses the Internet must have an unique IP Address. An IP address is similar to a private phone number such that there is only one number in the entire world that will ring that particular phone. The company who owns Athens has been given the IP's for all the computers in your organization. When you register, Athens will look at the IP address of your computer and associate your registration with your institution. If you are not on a company computer during registration, Athens has no way of knowing if you are authorized to access the library's resources. |
| Can I select an institution other than my own? | No, Athens associates specific computer IP addresses with your institution. If you register for a location other than the site you are at, you will be told you do not have permission to register. |
| Must I be on a company computer when I respond to the confirmation of registration email? | No. Once you have filled out the registration form, you no longer need to be on a company computer. You can respond to your e-mail confirmation from any computer. |
| Do I have to download the Toolbar? | No. The toolbar only makes it easier to log in and log out, navigate between library resources and to manage your Athens account. The library strongly suggests you download this toolbar. |
| Can I download the tool bar on a company computer? | To download the Athens Toolbar to an IU Health computer, you must have Administrative rights. |
| If I have VPN access do I need to use Athens? | Technically, no but, if you want to take advantage of CME from Up to Date and MD Consult, you will need to create an Athens account. |
| Why am I asked to purchase an article even though I am using Athens? | Athens will only allow you to access purchased content. If your organization has not subscribed to a particular journal of book title, you will not have access to that content even though the vendor says it accepts Athens Authentication. |
| Can I access Athens from my Smart Phone or Tablet. | Yes, once you have completed the registration process, you can access Athens from any Internet device and you should be able to open any of the listed library resources. |
| Can I log into Athens directly from the Publisher? | Yes, every user name begins with "iuh" which identifies you as an IU Health employee. If your location has access to a specific title, you may use the publisher's "Athens Login Link" to log into Athens. You do not need to go to the Athens Web site first. |
| Is my Registration good forever? | No. You will be asked to re-register from a company computer every 18 months. |
| What happens when a physician leaves the organization? | Please inform the Medical Library of Medical Staff changes and the ID of the former staff member can be deleted from the roster. |
| Troubleshooting: Why can't I register? | There are several possibilities:
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