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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Your library's IP ranges validated and made available to all your publisher suppliers; in one place! #Libraries #AcademicLibraries #MedLibs #Publishing

The IP Registry @ip_registry·

19 Oct

Do you subscribe to @AmerAcadPeds content? Don’t forget to confirm your IPs at http://theIPregistry.org to make sure your access to content is set up correctly.
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67 Bricks @67Bricks·

19 Oct

Research integrity, user privacy and security are hot topics today @STMAssoc #buchmesse Super proud to work alongside partners @liblynxconnect @ip_registry @foxycart who provide identity, access and analytics, IP registry and flexible ecommerce to #scholcomm 👏

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

18 Oct

We're celebrating! There are now over 5000 organisations using http://theIPregistry.org to manage the IP addresses they use for access authentication and to communicate updates to #publishers.
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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

12 Oct

Do you subscribe to @ucpress content? Make sure your IP data is correct in http://theIPregistry.org to ensure continued access.
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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

7 Oct

Happy to say that @AmerAcadPeds is the latest #publisher to sign up to receive daily updates with details of IP changes via http://theIPregistry.org. American Academy of Pediatrics is encouraging #libraries to register for FREE access to https://app.theipregistry.org #LibraryTwitter

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

6 Oct

Do you subscribe to @LivUniPress content? Make sure your IP data is correct in http://theIPregistry.org to guarantee uninterrupted access.
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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

27 Sep

Happy to say that @ucpress is the latest #publisher to sign up to receive daily updates via http://theIPregistry.org. University of California Press is encouraging #libraries to register for FREE access and a much easier way to manage IP address updates
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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

23 Sep

Do you subscribe to @AllenPress content? Make sure your IP data is correct in http://theIPregistry.org to guarantee uninterrupted access.
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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

1 Sep

We are happy to say that @AllenPress 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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AJ Bell Tour of Britain 🇬🇧@TourofBritain·

11 Sep

The real race we're here for!

Nicely done, @PascalEenkhoorn 🙌

📺 Watch stage seven live on ITV4

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Liverpool University Press @LivUniPress·

15 Sep

We are offering a new service to our customers to help improve the process of updating the IP addresses used for access authentication. We are now working with @ip_registry and asking subscribers to submit all updates via http://theIPregistry.org. https://twitter.com/ip_registry/status/1430527511927181322

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13 Sep

Happy to say that @Co_Biologists is the latest #publisher to sign up for daily IP address updates via http://theIPregistry.org. The Company of Biologists encourages #libraries to register for FREE access to http://theIPregistry.org #LibraryTwitter #LibraryLife #Librarians #MedLibs

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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

The Global IP Address Database for Libraries and Publishers

How it works

No more unlicensed access Accurate usage stats for all

I get it, take me to The Registry!

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No more unlicensed access
Accurate usage stats for all