OpenAthens Guest Accounts
OVERVIEW
The GALILEO password is no longer shown in Primo (for most institutions), due to the fact that we are now using OpenAthens to gain access to GALILEO resources. Typically, in order to log in via OpenAthens, patrons must have a campus login. But your institution may have some patrons who do not have campus logins. For instance: visiting scholars. These patrons previously would've been given temporary internal Alma accounts which allowed them to log into Primo in order to view the GALILEO password. Since the GALILEO password no longer appears in Primo, the new procedure is to create guest accounts for these special patrons in OpenAthens.
CREATING GUEST ACCOUNTS IN OPENATHENS
Go to your OpenAthens admin page
Click "Accounts/Add":
Choose "Personal Account"
On the form that appears, add a username, check "login by email address", set an expire date, and select "Email an activation code to the user". Then click "Next":
Fill in their first & last name, and email address:
This next page is optional. Fill out desired fields (or leave blank), click "Next":
Select the default permission set, then click "Create Account". This patron will then receive an email to create a password and activate their account.
In order to access GALILEO resources, direct the patron to go to: https://my.openathens.net/ and enter their login information on the left side of the form:
Then direct them to click the link to GALILEO to search for resources:
