The Global IP Address Database

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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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

19 Nov

To help provide registered institutions with easier, IP-based access to #R4L resources, theIPregistry has now uploaded all R4L accounts for #Guinea and #Guyana. @R4LPartnership is asking all #Guniean and #Guyanan #libraries to use https://t.co/KiVkOLJvKM .

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

12 Nov

From 2019 all #IP updates for @MicrobioSoc will be accepted via https://t.co/KiVkOLJvKM #Librarians you can access directly or via https://t.co/AYdQHk3cxK
#AcademicLibraries #EasierForYou

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

8 Nov

Better alternatives? Like maybe IP recognition?
#Publishers #AcademicLibraries

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

7 Nov

To help provide registered institutions with easier, IP-based access to #R4L resources, theIPregistry has now uploaded all R4L accounts for #GuineaBissau and #Grenada. @R4LPartnership is asking all #GunieaBissauan and #Grenadan #libraries to use https://t.co/KiVkOLJvKM.

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

26 Oct

"While analyzing the scripts of one of the phishing pages, we noticed that alongside user names and passwords, fraudsters collect information about IP addresses and the victim’s location."

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PSI @PubSolutionsInt·

25 Oct

@SuzanneCollier We hope you enjoy the bubbles! 🙂 https://t.co/oVtNwCl3sQ

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

23 Oct

To help provide registered institutions with easier, IP-based access to #R4L resources, theIPregistry has now uploaded all R4L accounts for #Gambia and #Georgia. @R4LPartnership is asking all #Gambian and #Georgian #libraries to register and use https://t.co/KiVkOLJvKM

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

16 Oct

So sad we couldn't attend #ILI2018 this year. We hope everyone there has a very interesting and productive couple of days.

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

11 Oct

"The crossover point where the IPv6 traffic percentage surpasses the IPv4 traffic percentage may only be a couple years away."

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

11 Oct

To help provide registered institutions with easier, IP-based access to #R4L resources, theIPregistry has now uploaded all R4L accounts for #Fiji and #Gabon. @R4LPartnership is asking all #Fijian and #Gabonese #libraries to register and use https://t.co/KiVkOLJvKM

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

5 Oct

To help provide registered institutions with easier, IP-based access to #R4L resources, theIPregistry has now uploaded all R4L accounts for #Botswana and #Burundi.
@R4LPartnership is asking all #Botswanan and #Burundian #libraries to register and use https://t.co/KiVkOLJvKM

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The IP Registry @ip_registry·

4 Oct

We're so happy to welcome @MicrobioSoc to the fast growing group of publishers now using https://t.co/KiVkOLJvKM
#AcademicLibraries #LibraryLife #publishing #communicate #collaborate #innovate

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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

The Global IP Address Database

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