The Global IP Address Database for Libraries and Publishers

Experience shows that on average 58% of the IP ranges held by publishers to authenticate libraries who license their content are inaccurate. Apart from unlicensed access, a consequence of incorrect IPs can be inaccurate usage statistics for both publishers and libraries.

Until now, the systems for keeping the IP ranges accurate and up to date were cumbersome, time-consuming and inefficient for both publishers and libraries.

The IP Registry is a single repository of the validated IP addresses for over 70,000 content licensing organisations worldwide, accessible by both publishers and libraries and maintained for the benefit of the whole scholarly communication community by PSI based in Oxford, UK and Boston, USA.

How it works

Register your organisation and receive your admin login. Check and update (if necessary) the IP ranges held. Add your organisation if it is not one of the 70,000+ currently in the database.

Updates and additions are checked, validated and made live in the Registry.

Publishers harvest the validated ranges manually or via our API for inclusion in their access management systems.

No more unlicensed access
Accurate usage stats for all

I get it, take me to The Registry!

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

19 Nov

We are happy to say that @PPPublishing are now using our data to authenticate access to content. Make sure your access is set up correctly by simply registering an account at http://theIPregistry.org and confirming your IP data
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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

16 Nov

We're delighted to say that Coherent Digital is the latest vendor to sign up to receive updates via http://theIPregistry.org. #CoherentDigital encourages all #libraries to register at http://app.theIPregistry.org and benefit from this FREE service
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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

9 Nov

We are delighted to announce that @degruyter_lib is the latest vendor to sign up for daily IP address updates via http://theIPregistry.org. De Gruyter encourages all #libraries to register at http://app.theIPregistry.org and benefit from this FREE service #LibraryTwitter #chsconf2020

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Kamran Naim @kamrannaim·

8 Nov

Let’s never forget that the people descended from slaves, who our society has systematically oppressed for centuries, were the ones who rescued America from authoritarianism https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1325250748112842752

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Kamran Naim @kamrannaim·

7 Nov

Yessssss!!! https://twitter.com/TalkingEvidence/status/1325120217870196738

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

26 Oct

We're delighted to say that @Docuseek2 is the latest vendor to sign up to receive daily updates with details of IP changes via http://theIPregistry.org. Docuseek encourages all #libraries to register at http://app.theIPregistry.org and benefit from this FREE service
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Kamran Naim @kamrannaim·

26 Oct

5,924 articles already published in 2020, and over 38,000 published OA since 2014. 90% of all of the articles in our discipline are published immediately OA and CC-BY, with no APCs. Access everything here: http://repo.scoap3.org https://twitter.com/CERN/status/1319352325652316160

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

20 Oct

Welcome aboard to @amermathsoc the latest #publisher to sign up to the IP-intrusion service. The American Mathematical Society is joining the #publishing community driven fight against #cybercrime

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

15 Oct

Happy to say that @amermathsoc is the latest #publisher to sign up to receive daily updates with details of IP changes via http://theIPregistry.org. The American Mathematical Society is encouraging #libraries to register for FREE access to http://theIPregistry.org #LibraryTwitter

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Collateral Repair Project @crp_amman·

7 Oct

Thank you to everyone who supported us in this campaign and the 42 new monthly donors. You are all a part of our international family and help to ensure that the vulnerable community in Amman is able to secure their most basic needs. We are truly grateful for all your compassion!

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

6 Oct

We are happy to say that @RockUPress are now using our data to authenticate access to content. Make sure your access is set up correctly by simply registering an account at http://theIPregistry.org and confirming your IP data
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Robert Peston@Peston·

17 Sep

Head teacher follows dept for education new rule after poss #Covid_19 school outbreak and rings DFE helpline, to ease pressure on Public Health England’s local teams. DFE talks to him and says he now needs to ring Public Health England, which he does. No one picks up. Genius

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“I believe it’s a valuable service and I hope that more content providers will keep track of IP changes through here. Just this week I’m auditing our IP addresses with a major aggregator, and their list of our IP addresses is a mess. If they subscribed to the IP Registry, they, their customers, and the accuracy of their customers’ usage data would all benefit greatly.”

Peter McCrackenElectronic Resources Librarian, Cornell University

“The University of Cambridge warmly supports the IP Registry initiative and looks forward to the greater efficiencies it will bring, not least in reducing the admin overhead with multiple publishers and in ensuring reliability for our usage statistics data”

James CaudwellUniversity of Cambridge

“… we LOVE the work you are doing – such a great collaboration and time saver for all!”

Beth JuhlUniversity of Arkansas Libraries

“I’ve been following this project for a few years and think it was a stroke of genius. It will save a lot of time on my end for sure.”

Ted BazemoreCNA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

“I would like to say that the idea where libraries will give their essential data to publishers in only one place is great!”

Marina BialikWeizmann Institute of Science

“This is a new IP for our OA configuration, please add it to the IP registry. I was not aware of this new IP. I am now thanks to your query. Thank you for being on top of this!”

Michelle RezeauEFSC Cocoa Campus Library

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