Accessing digital resources remotely via eduVPN or Shibboleth

BIB 10-010

What you need to know

All students, staff and lecturers can use their HFU account to access the libraries’ online resources even when off campus.

There are two ways to do this:

- eduVPN: Establish a secure connection to the university network, giving access to all licensed electronic resources.

- Shibboleth: Direct access to licensed e-books and e-journals from many publishers.

What you have to do

  1. You can either connect to the university network via eduVPN (Step 2) or log in using your HFU account via Shibboleth (Steps 3–4) without requiring any additional software.

    • Most providers (publishers) offer both access methods. Some do not support Shibboleth.

  2. Option 1: Access via VPN

    If you are outside the university network, you will need the eduVPN client.

    • Many companies do not allow VPNs to be installed. On corporate networks, we recommend using Shibboleth.

  3. Option 2: Access via Shibboleth

    To use Shibboleth, first go to the e-book or e-journal platform of your choice and navigate to the login area.

    • Next, select the option to log in via an institution (e.g. ‘Institutional Login’, ‘Login via Institution’ or similar).

    • In the list of participating institutions that appears, search for ‘Furtwangen’ and then select HFU Furtwangen/Hochschule Furtwangen/Furtwangen University.

  4. Below is an example of what such a login screen might look like.

  5. You will be redirected to the HFU registration page, where you can log in using your HFU account, see Internal link opens in the same window:Logging in with your HFU Account (Helpcard HFUACCOUNT 10-030).

    • Once you have successfully logged in, you will be granted full-text access to the selected document, provided it is licensed by the HFU libraries.

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