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Administrator Account for Explore

Setting up an administrator account for expanded functionality

 

As an administrator, you have access to enhanced features and self-service tools on the Informit platform for a smoother user experience. To be designated as an administrator, reach out to our Customer Success Team, and they will elevate your profile to administrator status.

Prior to establishing your Institution's chosen authentication method, we encourage you to register as an Individual User to access your Administrator account:
  1. Access Informit Search  or Informit Explore
  2. Select Login | Register in the top right hand corner of Informit
  3. Select Individual Login | Register
  4. Choose your preferred login method, using the email address you provided when establishing your subscription

Administrator access

Now that you are logged in, you can manage your Informit subscription:
  1. Select your name in the top right hand corner of screen
  2. Select My Account
  3. From here, you can access expanded features such as usage analytics and customisation

Features Overview

In addition to the existing features of a User Account, such as Saved Searches and Alerts, your administrator, or Institutional, access allows greater control over your Informit experience.

Usage Reports

When viewing usage statistics, keep in mind that these numbers are based on article downloads, not just clicks/views. This may not provide a complete picture of how frequently the content is being utilised in educational settings.


Accessing Informit

  • IP Ranges and LOCKSS Server – add, update or delete IP ranges
  • Shibboleth – add entity ID for new set ups
  • Link Resolver – update your base URL, customise your OpenURL button and disable OpenURL linking
  • Trusted Proxy – add a trusted proxy/IP range of your institutions server

Manage Administrators

  • Add or delete administrators when changes occur in your organisation

  • For Explore Media subscribers, teachers can access content outside of the schools baseline classification. Authenticated staff members must login with their individual teacher or administrator account using their school email, so that Informit can correctly identify you as a teacher and provision content access accordingly. ​​To add a teacher, scroll to the bottom of the page to the section Add a teacher. Enter the teachers email address and click ‘Add teacher’.

Co-Branding

  • Update Banner text, which displays your institutions name
  • Update Banner logo with your institutions logo and link it to the Informit platform

Holdings

  • Access KBART holdings reports

User Database Access

  • For Explore Media subscribers, establish or maintain classification ratings for video content

 

Informit_Explore_eDM_Header_D2_Still need help? Reach out to support.informit@rmit.edu.au