Access to Informit content is provided via a dedicated Informit Search interface. Content can also be accessed via library catalogues, Google Scholar, federated search services and discovery services including Trove (National Library of Australia), WorldCat Local (OCLC), Primo (Ex Libris), Summon (Serials Solutions) and EBSCO Discovery Services.
Informit search interface
Set up your web sites to point directly to this address. The interface can also be accessed via the red ‘Search Informit’ button above.
Access & authentication options
All new subscribers will receive an email containing a username and password from our Customer Support team.
- » Username and Password
Go to: http://search.informit.com.au
Users must type their username and password in the boxes provided and click on Login.
- » IP Authentication
Provide your IP address ranges to RMIT Publishing to enter into Informit Admin.
Go to: http://search.informit.com.au
Users will automatically be logged into Informit; as long as your computer's IP address is part of the range provided.
- » Referring URL Authentication
Provide a referring URL to RMIT Publishing to enter into Informit Admin.
Link to: http://search.informit.com.au from that referring URL.
Users will automatically be logged into Informit; as long as they link from the referring page provided.
You must provide the authentication for users to access the referring page in question.
This URL should not be publicly available on the internet
Please Note: A secure http connection (i.e. https) will not work with referring URLs
- » Embedded Username and Password
Link to: http://search.informit.com.au/databases;username=XXXXX;password=YYYYY
Where XXXXX and YYYYY are the Informit username and password for your organisation.
Users will automatically be logged into Informit.
- » Barcode Authentication
Barcode authentication allows remote users of small libraries to
access Informit by using their library card barcode or member number
details.
Provide RMIT Publishing your barcode ranges which are unique to your organisation.
You can link to any Informit Search page from your webpage as long as it ends with barcode=true;org=XXXXX
Some examples are:
http://search.informit.com.au/databases;barcode=true;org=XXXXX
http://search.informit.com.au/search;barcode=true;org=XXXXX;res=apaft
Where XXXXX is the Informit username for your organisation.
Users will be logged into Informit; as long as the barcode entered is valid.
Informit Admin - usage reporting and customization
Informit Admin lists your organisation’s current subscriptions and expiry dates, provides access to usage statistics and lets you customize display settings, pay-per-view settings and more. Read more about Informit Admin
Log in to Informit Admin: http://admin.informit.com.au
Access to Informit Admin is via Username, Password and a PIN Code. If you need a reminder of these details simply contact our Customer Support Team.
Listing Informit databases in your library catalogue
For an at-a-glance view of the subjects covered by each Informit database, download our Subject List.
Keeping up to date with new content
Use Informit RSS and email alerts to help you keep on top of the latest content.
Contact us
For additional help with setting up and managing access contact the Customer Support Team. Office hours are Australian Eastern Standard Time 9.00am to 5.00 pm.