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Setup your Third Iron account

Follow these 3 easy steps to create your Third Iron Account:

Existing customers: please use the LibKey setup form instead of this form

1Your
Information

2Library
Configuration

3Choose
Start Date

1. Your Information
Please choose your product*
- Third Iron Complete
- LibKey
- BrowZine
- Not Sure/Other
Account Type*
- Technical Evaluation Setup
- Subscription Setup
Library Type*
Name of school or institution*
- Primary Contact
- Where is your library located?*
- Other Country*
  
  If not included in the list above
- *
  First Name Last Name
- Position
- Email*
- Phone*

Step 2. Library Configuration
Setup is easy, but we need a couple bits of information to customize your account to your environment.
How do you authenticate users for remote/offsite access?*
Do you use any other type of remote authentication alongside Shibboleth? Such as a VPN or proxy?*
- Yes, we also use a VPN
- Yes, we also use a proxy server
- Yes, we use another method of remote authentication other than a VPN or proxy server
- No, we strictly use Shibboleth-only
Many libraries use Shibboleth alongside a VPN or other type of remote authentication. Please indicate if this is the case for your library. Without an alternate method of authentication, BrowZine would need to be configured for on-site only access as it is incompatible with a Shibboleth-only authentication system for reasons explained here:

https://support.thirdiron.com/knowledgebase/articles/325038-shibboleth-faq
Name/type of remote authentication technology*
VPN Info Link

(Optional) Where would you like to send users who would like more information about connecting remotely to your network?
Please provide your proxy prefix URL*

Please make sure your prefix includes a place to pass the target URL in the syntax. For example: https://libraryproxy.com/login?url=
Do you require all resources to be proxied?*
- Yes, please add the proxy to all outbound links
- No, only apply the proxy if a user is off site (outside the authorized IP range)
Please provide your OpenAthens Redirector URL*

If you are unsure what your OpenAthens Redirector URL is, please see our help guide (click here) for assistance.
What is your ProQuest ID?*

This is required for Open Athens/LibLynx customers who subscribe to ProQuest databases. If you do not have any ProQuest titles, type "N/A"
Don't know your ProQuest ID? Find it here.
What is your EBSCO CustID?*

This is required for Open Athens customers who subscribe to EBSCO databases. If you do not have any EBSCO titles, type "N/A"
Please provide the full qualified DNS name of your HAN server*

This is the server name of your HAN installation.
Example: https://han.domain.com/
HAN Hash Salt*
HAN Hash Algorithm*
- MD5
- SHA1
Please provide PAC configuration instructions*
A link to an online page with the instructions is fine. We also need instructions for mobile access if they differ from desktop access.
PLEASE PROVIDE TEST LOGIN CREDENTIALS IN THE SECTION BELOW
(login credentials are very important for PAC setups)
Please provide test login credentials to your proxy/PAC for use in trial setup
Credentials are very helpful in troubleshooting access issues during the setup process. Providing even temporary credentials now helps prevent user-encountered problems during the trial experience.
Is your proxy server configured for:*
Why does this matter?
Are all of your e-journals proxied?*
- Institution IP Ranges including any proxy server(s)*
- Please DO NOT use subnet notation
  Ask your IT department to provide your IPs in octet notation, e.g.:
  
  242.234.212.*
  
  231.242.22.1-57
  
  184.36.24-48.*
- Link to Library Website*
- Where should we send authenticated users who would like more information about the library? (this is usually the library home page but can be any link of your choosing)
- Journal Management
- Select your journal management system*
- EBSCO Customer ID*
  
  Your EBSCO custID is required for proper Full Text Finder integration
- - Link to e-journal lookup page*
  - This should be your preferred location where users may search or browse for e-journals. This does NOT need to be publicly accessible. If you do not have an A-Z system or online journal search then please type "none."
- Link to Serials Solutions eJournal Portal*
  
  This is the link to your main Serials Solutions journal search page, which should look similar to this:
  
  http://abc1de2fg3h.search.serialssolutions.com/ejp/?libHash=ABC1DE2FG3H#/?language=en-US&titleType=JOURNALS
- Link to Publication Finder*
- - Is your e-journal search RESULTS page publicly accessible?*
    - Yes, it's public (guest access is available)
    - Not sure
    - No, authentication is required
  - Can a guest run an e-journal title/ISSN search and see the results list? If this page resides behind a proxy, VPN, intranet or IP-authentication then please choose "no."
- Title search results url (see description)*
  
  Please run an e-journal title search for "lancet" and paste in the URL that shows in the address bar for the search RESULTS page
- Hidden
  Full Text Finder: Title search results url (see description)*
  
  1) Go to your Full Text Finder instance. If remote access requires a proxy, please log in through your proxy (important). 2) Go to the Publications tab 3) Run a search for "lancet" 4) Paste in the URL that shows up in the address bar for the search RESULTS page
- ISSN search results url (see description)*
  
  Please run an e-journal ISSN search for "0140-6736" and paste in the URL that shows in the address bar for the search RESULTS page
- Hidden
  Full Text Finder: ISSN search results url (see description)*
  
  1) Go to your Full Text Finder instance. If remote access requires a proxy, please log in through your proxy (important). 2) Go to the Publications tab 3) Run a search for "lancet" 4) Paste in the URL that shows up in the address bar for the search RESULTS page
- Include CIAP journals?*
  - Yes
  - No
Link Resolver Configuration
Configuration Options*
- Link Resolver (Recommended)
- Email (To be used if the library does not utilize a link resolver)
Link Resolver Product/Vendor*
Link Resolver Base URL*
If you use Primo, you may find the instructions on how to generate your link resolver here: https://support.thirdiron.com/knowledgebase/articles/1927513-how-to-find-your-primo-link-resolver-base-url
Syntax of resolver to process a DOI (e.g. resolver.com/?doi={DOI})*

Enter "N/A" if your system cannot resolve a DOI
Do you want to configure LibKey Link for use in PubMed?*
- Yes
- No
Link Resolver URL used presently in PubMed (optional)

See below illustration of where your current link resolver is located in PubMed. If you do not have this configured, please provide the syntax of your resolver to process a PMID.
otool access code, if utilized

Leave blank if you're not sure or do not use otool
Email Address(s) to send article requests to*

This email address will only be used for LibKey Nomad and libkey.io access options.
- Discovery Information
- Third Iron provides an API that makes possible context-aware linking from many popular discovery systems. Learn More About the Third Iron API.
- Choose Discovery Layer*
- List Discovery Provider (Other)*
- - Would you like an API Key for Discovery Layer Integration with Third Iron API?*
    - Yes
    - No
  - Activate Third Iron Discovery layer in EDS?*
    - Yes
    - No
  - Third Iron provides an API that makes possible context-aware linking from many popular discovery systems. Learn More About the Third Iron API.
- Great - we'll send you an API key once your account is set up.
- EBSCO Customer ID*
  
  Your EBSCO custID is required in order to activate the Discovery Layer for EDS customers.
- Desired profile(s) within which to setup the Third Iron API Integration
  
  EBSCO will use "main.eds" as the default profile unless you specify alternate profile(s) to use, such as a test profile.
Advanced linking to EBSCOhost content
LibKey supports advanced linking capabilities to EBSCOhost content. To enable this feature, the specified information is needed from a library's EBSCOhost admin.
Do you wish to activate advanced linking capabilities to EBSCOhost content?*
- Yes, please activate
- No, not at this time
** If you do not have the required information at this time, you may activate this feature at a later time **
EBSCOhost Customer ID*
EBSCOhost Group ID*
EBSCOhost Profile ID*

Step 3. Choose Start Date
It takes us 1-3 days to setup your account once we have all of your information. We will contact you as soon as it is ready to go. We can either get cracking right now, or we can schedule your start date for a time convenient to you. Choose below.
Start my technical evaluation as soon as possible*
- Yes
- No, custom date
Technical Evaluations take about 24-72 hours to setup and run for 30 days.
Setup my subscription as soon as possible*
- Yes
- No, custom date
Accounts typically take 24-72 hours to setup if you choose the "ASAP" option.
Requested Start Date*
DD dash MM dash YYYY
Additional Questions/Comments?
- I have some additional questions/comments
Please leave your questions and comments below:
Form Completed By*
- Librarian / Person listed at the top of this form
- Sales Agent
Your Name/Affiliation
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Phone
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