E-media

Authentication with LMU user ID and password:
the three options for e-media login or, alternatively, with institutional login (Shibboleth)

E-media login

• via the "e-media login" button on the home page
• directly from the University Library catalogs: online catalog (OPAC); Datenbank-Infosystem, DBIS (Database Information System); Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek, EZB (Electronic Journals Library)

E-media bookmarklet

• Subsequent authentication directly on the provider's website
• by clicking on your e-media bookmarklet
• Create an e-media bookmarklet

Proxy prefix

• Adjusting the product URL before accessing a specific licensed electronic resource
• Option for regularly used titles or for full-text link notification to other LMU members
• Information about the proxy prefix

Institutional Login (Shibboleth)

• Subsequent authentication directly on the provider's website
• Log in via the institution "LMU" by searching in/selecting from the list of institutions (some with national preselection "German Higher Education and Research (DFN-AAI)")
• Further information on Shibboleth

Possible causes:

• Incorrect data entry
  You mistyped your login details – the most common cause! Check that the Shift key is not locked and try again.
• User ID missing / invalid
  You do not have a (valid) LMU user ID or your user ID is not accepted when you log in:
  Please contact the LMU IT Servicedesk
• JavaScript, pop-ups, and cookies disabled
  JavaScript, pop-ups, and cookies are not allowed: Change your browser settings.
• Firewall / proxy blocking access
  In some networks, firewalls or other proxies prevent access to our site for security reasons. This is often the case in corporate networks.

The LMU user ID allows LMU members to access the e-media offered by the University Library. Personal access data must not be passed on to third parties under any circumstances.

The licensed e-media offering is subject to copyright law, and the following terms of use apply:

• Access to full texts is restricted to members of LMU Munich.
• Full texts may only be printed or saved for personal use and for teaching and research purposes. Commercial reuse is not permitted.
• Systematic downloading of articles or search results, especially by robots, is prohibited. Failure to comply may result in the publisher's server being blocked for the entire campus.
• Full texts may not be passed on to third parties either electronically or in printed form.
• Author names and copyright notices may not be changed or deleted.
• Specific terms of use for individual providers can be found on the respective publisher's website.

When citing literature accessed via the e-media login, please note that the URLs rewritten by the e-media login cannot be cited because they are only accessible to the limited group of LMU members.

Some publishers and providers of scientific information track the research behavior of users on their websites (known as data tracking), create profiles, and evaluate them for their own purposes without the consent of those affected.

How we as a library operate in the most data-efficient manner possible:

The authentication technologies used by the University Library for licensed services do not pass on any personal data to publishers. Our authentication portal e-media login uses a rewrite proxy procedure in which only the IP address of the University Library's e-media login server is transmitted to our business partners.

With the Shibboleth authentication system, which is also used at LMU, users can check which data is transmitted to service providers. This data usually does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about individuals.

The University Library generally rejects licensing models from publishers or agencies that aim to identify users or use corresponding technologies.

How to disclose as little data about yourself as possible:

Regardless of our authentication procedures (such as e-media login and Shibboleth), numerous publishers offer personal accounts, e.g., to save reading preferences and search history.

We recommend that you avoid using these functions if possible, adjust your privacy settings, and read the providers' privacy policies carefully. In principle, most of the scientific information licensed by the University Library can be accessed without personal accounts with the publishers.

To protect yourself from conventional data tracking technologies for websites, we recommend that you use the appropriate functions of your browser (e.g., Firefox Enhanced Tracking Protection) and follow the tips provided by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.