The objective of the AAI (Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure) is, in a nutshell, to simplify inter-organizational access to web resources.With a single login, with his/her institutional account, an authorized user can access from anywhere all HEAL-Link subscribed resources. The AAI makes use of a concept called federated identity management.

Up to date, the following organizations have signed the HEAL-Link Federation Partner Agreement and thus are HEAL-Link Federation Partners. Please, follow the steps below per provider/publisher:

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Steps:

  1. Click on “Institutional login” tab
  2. Type and select “Technical University of Crete”

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Steps:

  1. Click on "Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link)"
  2. Click on "Technical University of Crete"

American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Steps:

  1. Click on "Find your Institution via Federation"
  2. Click on “Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link)”
  3. Click on "Technical University of Crete"

American Physical Society (APS)

Steps:

  1. Type “HEAL-Link”
  2. Click on "Technical University of Crete"

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Steps:

  1. Click on “Institutional access - Login via Shibboleth”, or directly click on here
  2. Select “HEAL-Link”
  3. Select "Technical University of Crete”, login with your institutional credentials and then "Accept"

Clarivate - Web of Science

Steps:

  1. Click on “Institutional sign in”, or directly click on here
  2. Select “GRNet Federation”
  3. Select "Technical University of Crete”, login with your institutional credentials and then "Accept"

Elsevier (ScienceDirect platform)

Steps:

  1. Click on “Sign in” at the top right
  2. Click on “sign in” at the “You can also sign in via your institution…”
  3. Enter "Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης" (in Greek) or the domain of the Technical University of Crete, which is "tuc.gr"

Elsevier (Scopus)

Steps:

  1. Click on “Sign in” at the top right
  2. Click on “Sign in with a different account”
  3. Click on "Sign in via your institution"
  4. Enter "Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης" (in Greek) or the domain of the Technical University of Crete, which is "tuc.gr"

Emerald (MCB)

Steps:

  1. Click on “Login” at the top right.
  2. Click on "Access through your institution"
  3. Enter "Technical University of Crete" or the domain of the Technical University of Crete, which is "tuc.gr"

IEEE

Select "Technical University of Crete"

Institute of Physics (IOP)

Steps:

  1. Select/type “HEAL-Link”
  2. Select "Technical University of Crete"

John Benjamins

At the window “Select your organization” select “Technical University of Crete”

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Type "Technical University of Crete" upper left

ProQuest

Steps:

  1. Click at top-center the “Log in through your library to access more features” button
  2. Type and then select "Technical University of Crete" or the domain name of the Technical University of Crete "tuc.gr", at the pop-up window “Find your library”

Project MUSE

Type "Technical University of Crete" at the “Access via my Institution” window

PsycARTICLES (APA)

  • Type "Technical University of Crete" upper left

SpringerNature (SpringerLink platform)

Steps:

  1. Type “HEAL-Link” at the "Access through your institution" window
  2. Select "Technical University of Crete"

SpringerNature (Nature platform)

Steps:

  1. Type “HEAL-Link” at the “Access through your institution” window.
  2. Select "Technical University of Crete"

Taylor & Francis

Select "Technical University of Crete"

Wiley

Steps:

  1. Select "Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link)"
  2. Select "Technical University of Crete"