This article is for librarians, IT teams and institutional administrators.
An institutional subscription gives everyone at your organization full access to Social Explorer, usually without anyone creating an account. We can recognize your users in several ways, and most institutions use two or three together:
- IP authentication for on-site computers and your network
- EZproxy for remote access with library or campus credentials
- OpenAthens for single sign-on
- Referring URL for a link on a password-protected page you control
- Institutional email for users who confirm an address at your domain
- Members for named users your administrators add by email
The attached guide explains what each method needs from you, which combination suits K-12 schools, universities, libraries and companies, how single sign-on works, and how to get set up.
To set up or change an access method, contact support@socialexplorer.com.