IPA Source For Educational Institutions

IP Authentication

We offer a few different methods for our institutional customers to access our service. The primary means is via IP Address authentication for campus IP addresses. This method also allows access to our database using proxy tools like EZProxy, WAM, and OpenAthens (through their Shibboleth wrapper).

Single Sign-on (SSO) via Shibboleth

Our Shibboleth SSO (single sign on) option allows users to sign in using their school accounts. When filling out your institutional request form, please indicate which tool(s) your institution would like to take advantage of so that we can help with onboarding.

NOTE: You must support the ability to establish a 1:1 relationship in your configurations for Shibboleth (not all federations may provide for this).

Unlimited Users and Downloads

Access is for unlimited downloads and unlimited simultaneous users over the entire IP range.

Unique Materials

All materials on IPA Source are considered public domain in the United States. Although IPA transcriptions with word-for-word translations can be found in book form, over 50% of the material found on IPA Source is unique to our site.