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·

22 Feb

We are happy to say that @AnnualReviews is the latest #publisher to sign up for daily updates with details of IP changes via http://theIPregistry.org. Annual Reviews 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·

2 Feb

We are happy to say that @uvapress is the latest #publisher to sign up for daily updates with details of IP changes via http://theIPregistry.org. University of Virginia Press encourages all #libraries to register at https://app.theipregistry.org/ and benefit from this FREE service

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liz McGettigan @lizmcgettigan·

27 Jan

SMALL, RURAL LIBRARIES STRUGGLE AND SHINE IN PANDEMIC - This session at ALA started by looking at the challenges small libraries face, but quickly turned into a celebration. #libraries #publiclibraries http://bitly.ws/bvnL

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PSI @PubSolutionsInt·

14 Jan

We were happy to help @charleswatkinso of @UofMPress with this study to help understand "What happens when Ebooks are Free-to-Read?" #OA #OpenAccess
https://apps.lib.umich.edu/blogs/tiny-studies/what-happens-when-ebooks-are-free-read

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

14 Jan

What Happens When Ebooks Are Free-to-Read? (via Tiny Studies) http://apps.lib.umich.edu/blogs/tiny-studies/what-happens-when-ebooks-are-free-read

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

12 Jan

Very happy to say that AACN is the latest #publisher to sign up for daily updates with details of IP changes via theIPregistry. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (http://www.aacnjournals.org) encourages all #libraries to register for free at http://app.theipregistry.org

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

7 Jan

We're celebrating again! There are now over 3500 organisations using http://theIPregistry.org to manage the IP addresses they use for access authentication and to communicate updates to #publishers.
#Libraries #LibraryTwitter #LibraryLife #AcademicLibraries #MedLibs

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

6 Jan

Do you subscribe to @degruyter_lib content? Make sure your IP data is correct in http://theIPregistry.org to guarantee uninterrupted access #libraries #librarytwitter #librarylife #publishing #research

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

15 Dec

Today has been a busy day for us here at http://theIPregistry.org - we've had over 80 new organisations sign up so they can use theIPregistry to send IP addresses updates to content providers 😀
#libraries #librarytwitter #library #publishers #publishing #publisher #UKSG

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Kamran Naim @kamrannaim·

11 Dec

I’m thrilled to have been part of the policy working group which has established a progressive policy to open data from the LHC experiments @CERN #OpenScience #OpenData https://twitter.com/CERNpress/status/1337356110358077441

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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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“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

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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
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