diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 62343a4..d06f87b 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export(current_session)
 export(folder_create)
 export(identifier_exists)
 export(is.sbitem)
+export(is_logged_in)
 export(item_append_files)
 export(item_create)
 export(item_exists)
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export(item_upload_create)
 export(query_item_identifier)
 export(query_item_in_folder)
 export(query_items)
+export(sb_ping)
 export(sbtools_DELETE)
 export(sbtools_GET)
 export(sbtools_POST)
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ export(session_age)
 export(session_age_reset)
 export(session_check_reauth)
 export(session_expired)
+export(session_info)
+export(session_logout)
 export(session_validate)
 export(set_endpoint)
 export(set_expiration)
diff --git a/R/is_logged_in.R b/R/is_logged_in.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13b6098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/is_logged_in.R
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#' Check whether you're logged into a ScienceBase session
+#' 
+#' @export
+#' @param ... Additional parameters are passed on to \code{\link[httr]{GET}}
+#' @param session SB session object from \code{\link{authenticate_sb}}
+#' @return Logical, \code{TRUE} or \code{FALSE}
+#' @examples \dontrun{
+#' is_logged_in()
+#' }
+is_logged_in <- function(..., session = current_session()) {
+	session_info(..., session = session)$isLoggedIn
+}
diff --git a/R/sb_ping.R b/R/sb_ping.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da538f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/sb_ping.R
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#' Ping ScienceBase to see if it's available
+#' 
+#' @export
+#' @param ... Additional parameters are passed on to \code{\link[httr]{GET}}
+#' @return list, with \code{"OK"} if ScienceBase is up
+#' @examples \dontrun{
+#' sb_ping()
+#' }
+sb_ping <- function(...) {
+	x <- GET(paste0(pkg.env$url_item, 'ping'), ...)
+	jsonlite::fromJSON(content(x, "text"))
+}
diff --git a/R/session_info.R b/R/session_info.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3925ab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/session_info.R
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#' Get session info
+#' 
+#' @export
+#' @param ... Additional parameters are passed on to \code{\link[httr]{GET}}
+#' @param session SB session object from \code{\link{authenticate_sb}}
+#' @return list, if not logged in states that, but if logged in, user details
+#' @examples \dontrun{
+#' session_info()
+#' }
+session_info <- function(..., session = current_session()) {
+	x <- GET(paste0(pkg.env$url_base, "jossoHelper/sessionInfo"), 
+					 handle = session, ...)
+	stop_for_status(x)
+	jsonlite::fromJSON(content(x, "text"))
+}
diff --git a/R/session_logout.R b/R/session_logout.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ccb0cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/session_logout.R
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#' Logout of a ScienceBase session
+#' 
+#' @export
+#' @param ... Additional parameters are passed on to \code{\link[httr]{GET}}
+#' @param session SB session object from \code{\link{authenticate_sb}}
+#' @return invisible, returns nothing if logged out, or errors with message
+#' @examples \dontrun{
+#' session_logout()
+#' }
+session_logout <- function(..., session = current_session()) {
+	if (!is_logged_in(session = session)) {
+		stop("You're not logged in. See ?authenticate_sb", call. = FALSE)
+	}
+	ret <- httr::POST(paste0(pkg.env$url_base, 'j_spring_security_logout'), handle = session, ...)
+	if (ret$status_code != 200) {
+		stop("Logout did not succeed", call. = FALSE)
+	}
+	pkg.env$session <- NULL
+	invisible()
+}
diff --git a/man/is_logged_in.Rd b/man/is_logged_in.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f683bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/is_logged_in.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2 (4.1.1): do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/is_logged_in.R
+\name{is_logged_in}
+\alias{is_logged_in}
+\title{Check whether you're logged into a ScienceBase session}
+\usage{
+is_logged_in(..., session = current_session())
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{...}{Additional parameters are passed on to \code{\link[httr]{GET}}}
+
+\item{session}{SB session object from \code{\link{authenticate_sb}}}
+}
+\value{
+Logical, \code{TRUE} or \code{FALSE}
+}
+\description{
+Check whether you're logged into a ScienceBase session
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+is_logged_in()
+}
+}
+
diff --git a/man/sb_ping.Rd b/man/sb_ping.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ac918d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/sb_ping.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2 (4.1.1): do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/sb_ping.R
+\name{sb_ping}
+\alias{sb_ping}
+\title{Ping ScienceBase to see if it's available}
+\usage{
+sb_ping(...)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{...}{Additional parameters are passed on to \code{\link[httr]{GET}}}
+}
+\value{
+list, with \code{"OK"} if ScienceBase is up
+}
+\description{
+Ping ScienceBase to see if it's available
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+sb_ping()
+}
+}
+
diff --git a/man/session_info.Rd b/man/session_info.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ac2e8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/session_info.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2 (4.1.1): do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/session_info.R
+\name{session_info}
+\alias{session_info}
+\title{Get session info}
+\usage{
+session_info(..., session = current_session())
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{...}{Additional parameters are passed on to \code{\link[httr]{GET}}}
+
+\item{session}{SB session object from \code{\link{authenticate_sb}}}
+}
+\value{
+list, if not logged in states that, but if logged in, user details
+}
+\description{
+Get session info
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+session_info()
+}
+}
+
diff --git a/man/session_logout.Rd b/man/session_logout.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2725a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/session_logout.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2 (4.1.1): do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/session_logout.R
+\name{session_logout}
+\alias{session_logout}
+\title{Logout of a ScienceBase session}
+\usage{
+session_logout(..., session = current_session())
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{...}{Additional parameters are passed on to \code{\link[httr]{GET}}}
+
+\item{session}{SB session object from \code{\link{authenticate_sb}}}
+}
+\value{
+invisible, returns nothing if logged out, or errors with message
+}
+\description{
+Logout of a ScienceBase session
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+session_logout()
+}
+}
+