OpenAthens Link Creator

WSU Libraries OpenAthens Link Creator

Create links to resources found in the WSU Libraries’ e-journals or databases that will work both on and off-campus.

1. Enter or paste the URL for the resource in the text box.
2. Click the “Create Link” button or hit Enter and the link will be created below.

Enter the URL of the resource in the field below, including the protocol. (http:// or https://)





How to choose between the OpenAthens Redirector Link and the OpenAthens Forced Proxy Link option:

Use the OpenAthens Redirector Link by default, except in the below cases

Use the OpenAthens Forced Proxy for Platforms/Titles:

  • American Institute of Physics
  • American Medical Association
  • American College of Physicians-ASIM
  • Associated Professional Sleep Societies Spokane
  • Kanopy
  • MIT Press (African arts / Design issues / Journal of cognitive neuroscience / The New England quarterly / The review of economics and statistics)
  • Oxford
  • Portland Press Pullman (Biochemical Journal)
  • Project HOPE (Health affairs)
  • SAGE
  • U Toronto Press (Journal of veterinary medical education)

List last updated July 3, 2025


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