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- - - The Company of Biologists is a not-for-profit publishing organisation dedicated to supporting and inspiring the biological community.
Journals
- - - At the heart of what we do are our five specialist journals:
Grants
- - - We support the biological community by funding various grants and Travelling Fellowships.
Meetings
- - - Through our workshops and meetings, we help establish and grow important networking opportunities.
Community
- - - We host community sites, helping people connect and share resources, news and opportunities. We have a keen interest in supporting early-career researchers.
Sustainability
- - - We are committed to ensuring our environmental impact is kept to a minimum and we are working hard to make sustainability a consideration in everything we do. We have also launched two major initiatives to promote sustainability and biodiversity.
Library hub
- - - The biological research community has access to our specialist journals through library subscriptions worldwide. Our new Read & Publish Open Access agreements offer researchers enhanced opportunities to read and publish articles.
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Information for library administrators

The Silverchair admin dashboard offers library administrators a central place to manage many aspects of their journal subscriptions – from updating contact information to uploading institutional branding and downloading usage reports.

Please see below for a quick “how-to” guide to key tasks. A comprehensive user guide can be downloaded by logged in library administrators at the bottom right of the dashboard.

How to update contact information

Log into the admin dashboard.
Go to the “Institutional Summary” tab.
Select “Edit” under the section which you wish to edit.
Update information as required.
Select “Save Changes”

Where to find subscription information

Log into the admin dashboard.
Go to the “Institutional Summary” tab.
You can view your subscriptions, and download the information in an Excel spreadsheet, under “Current Subscriptions”.

How to update IP addresses

Following our partnership with theIPRegistry.org (a free service for libraries), IP address updates from registered institutions are communicated to us on a daily basis. If your institution is not currently participating in the IPRegistry, you can sign up here.
If you do not wish to participate in theIPRegistry.org, you can continue to send IP address updates to us at subscriptions@biologists.com.

How to add Shibboleth and OpenURL information

Log into the admin dashboard.
Click the “Access Options” tab.
Select “Edit” in the “Shibboleth Information” section or “Add OpenURL” in the “OpenURL” section as appropriate.
Add info and then select “Save changes”.

How to download usage reports and view SUSHI links

Log into the admin dashboard.
Click the “COUNTER R5 Reports” tab.
Select the date range.
Select the report you wish download from the list provided or choose to view the SUSHI link.