Logo "Shibboleth"

Remote access to electronic information media
Shibboleth (DFN-AAI)

Four steps to login

Step 1: RE­CHARGE

You start your literature search in the Catalogue/Central Discovery Index of Paderborn University Library.

Step 2: CON­CRET­ISING

The hit list will take you to the desired electronic information medium. Follow the link "Check availability".

You will then be shown the publisher collections within which you can access the desired content.

Step 3: AU­THEN­TIC­ATE

Starting from the selected collection, you will be taken to the website of the service provider/publisher and orientate yourself by the login button.

Different formulations are used depending on the publisher: Login, Shibboleth-Login, Login via your Institution, Access via your institution, Login via Shibboleth or Athens, Institutional Login, etc. (German and English terms vary).

The so-called WAYF service (Where are you from?) appears, which lists the licenced universities/institutions. Now select your home institution, Paderborn University Library or Paderborn University.

Step 4: AU­THOR­ISE

Starting from the respective service provider/publisher, you will then receive the login mask for your university account at the Centre for Information and Media Technology (IMT) at Paderborn University.

Now enter your university account details, which you received when you started working or studying, into the mask.

When a Shibboleth login is called up for the first time, the attributes to be transferred are displayed: The value in the Entitlement field means that Paderborn University Library has acquired a valid licence to the electronic information medium and the value in the Affiliation field identifies you as a "Member/Member" of Paderborn University and therefore as authorised to access.

If you wish to continue, click on "Accept".(No personal data will be transferred!).

You are now recognised as a member of the Paderborn University and authorised to obtain (full text) access to the desired electronic information medium under a valid licence from Paderborn University Library.