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 60,000 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 60,000+ 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

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Scott Hogg @SCOTTHOGG·

13 Nov

IPv4 - this time it’s really over => Deploy #IPv6 Now! https://www.techradar.com/news/ipv4-this-time-its-really-over

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

7 Nov

ICYMI @NEJMGroup has officially announced their partnership with http://theIPregistry.org and asked customers to use theIPregistry from now on. We'd like to offer a very warm welcome to the many new users that have signed up over the past couple of days. #MedLibs #ChsConf2019

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

25 Oct

We’d like to welcome @Cornell_Library to http://theIPregistry.org. Cornell University Library is now using theIPregistry to broadcast IP address updates to publishers and to ensure their IPs are whitelisted to reduce interruptions to access.

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

24 Oct

#Libraries can download the block list for FREE from their organisation profile in http://theIPregistry.org.
#YouKnowItMakesSense #NoBrainer
#AcademicLibraries #MedLibs #PublicLibraries #CorporateLibraries

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

24 Oct

We hit 100 downloads of our block list by #libraries today! It's good to see that they are looking to protect themselves from #cybercrime, especially in the light of the recent news stories highlighting that #academic institutions are being targetted.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50103378

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Scott Hogg @SCOTTHOGG·

22 Oct

Have you ever listened to an #IPv6 excuse or heard myths and misconceptions about #IPv6? @HexaBuild has compiled and summarized the Benefits, Barriers, Excuses, Myths, and Misconceptions about #IPv6 in one document. https://hubs.ly/H0lplBy0

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

15 Oct

To help provide registered institutions with easier, IP-based access to #R4L resources, theIPregistry has uploaded all R4L accounts for #Togo and #Tokelau.
@R4LPartnership is asking all #Togolese and #Tokelauan #libraries to register and use theIPregistry
#LibraryLife

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

23 Sep

This is pretty scary stuff! #Librarians you can do your bit to help protect your #university by downloading the PSI block list from your organisation profile in http://theIPregistry.org
#AcademicLife #LibraryLife #Research #CyberCrime

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

2 Sep

And #libraries can download the block list for FREE from their organisational profile in http://theIPregistry.org #NoBrainer

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

21 Aug

To help provide registered institutions with easier, IP-based access to #R4L resources, theIPregistry has uploaded all R4L accounts for #Tajikistan and #TimorLeste.
@R4LPartnership is asking all #Tajikistani and #Timorese #libraries to register and use theIPregistry
#LibraryLife

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ARIN @TeamARIN·

13 Aug

Are you ready to deploy #IPv6, but you’re not sure where to begin? Whether you are an end user or an ISP, we can help you determine how much address space is appropriate for your organization. Here's how to submit your first IPv6 request: https://www.arin.net/resources/guide/ipv6/first_request/

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

6 Aug

To help provide registered institutions with easier, IP-based access to #R4L resources, theIPregistry has uploaded all R4L accounts for #Swaziland and #Syria. @R4LPartnership is asking all #Swazi and #Syrian #libraries to register at http://theIPregistry.org
#librarylife

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“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

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
Accurate usage stats for all