Digimap Login Help

Access to digimap is via the UK federation for Education and Research. This enables secure access using the same username and password to all external services supporting it; in many cases, but not all, the username and password are the same as for local services at your institution.

If you have forgotten your password or have difficulties accessing services please talk to your local support staff within your institution. EDINA does not issue passwords. There is no special password for Digimap. You should use the same password as for other electronic resources to which your institution provides you with access.

If you are having trouble logging in to Digimap, please try the following instructions.

The Login Page

The Digimap login page looks like this:

Click the Login button.

• If you have already authenticated with your institution since you last re-started your web browser, this should take you straight into the service. You may have already authenticated by logging in to your local portal.
• If you have NOT already authenticated, you will be prompted to do so. This involves specifying which institution you are from and then giving your username and password.

Selecting your home institution

First, specify which institution you wish to authenticate with. If you have not already authenticated, after clicking the login button you should see a web page like this:

Begin typing your own institution into the box, the names of applicable institutions will appear as you type. Pick your institution from the list and click the "Continue" button. You may notice some institutions that you have used before appear as shortcuts above the search. You will then proceed to you local instituitions login page, enter your username and password as requested. the interface varies depending on your institution.

NOTE: If you can't find your own institution listed here, please talk to your local support team for help. Your local authentication system may not be set up in a way that permits access to Digimap.

It worked...

If your password has been accepted, briefly you should see a message entitled "Shibboleth Authentication Request Processed". This may be displayed for a few seconds. It looks like this:

Following this, you should see the Digimap Collections page. It looks like this:

It didn't work....

If this process did not work, please check the following list of troubleshooting notes. These may help you identify the problem and find the best person to help you: Troubleshooting Notes.