Who can use Shibboleth?

Staff and students of the University of Hohenheim usually have access to the licensed offers using Shibboleth. 

Are all electronic offers available through Shibboleth?

Not all licensed offers are currently available through Shibboleth. This service is continually being expanded, however. A first hint as to whether you will be able to use a resource through Shibboleth can be found in the Database Info System DBIS.

For electronic offers that are not available through Shibboleth, you can continue to log in to the university network using a VPN access.

How does Shibboleth work?

Approved users call up the desired electronic resource (database, e-journal, e-book, etc.). For some providers, you are automatically sent to a log-in screen. In other cases, you first need to choose your country from a pull-down menu (or for Germany the “DFN-AAI”) and select the University of Hohenheim. Then you can log in with your library account number and corresponding password.

How do I get the log-in data?

The log-in data you need are the library account number and password. When they enroll, students receive a library account number (this is on the student ID as Bib.-Nr. or UB-Nr.).

University of Hohenheim employees can register with the number of their library card. Library cards are issued by the Central Library. You can find information on the library card and library account here.

Who do I talk to if I can’t sign in?

Please send an e-mail to kim-bib@uni-hohenheim.de. 

Do I still have to log in when I’m on campus?

If you use a computer in the university network or log in to the University of Hohenheim WiFi using your mobile device, then you do not need to sign in to Shibboleth. 

Are there other Shibboleth access points at the University of Hohenheim?

There are services for which you have to log in using your Hohenheim user account.

These include:

• the video platform “lynda.com“
• the video platform “Presentationstogo“
• the online storage service “bwSync&Share“