InC-Lib-Vendor

[David Kennedy <>]

Foster, 

It may not be a problem for you.  If you haven't run into a problem, then 
chances are, it isn't.

For us at Duke, I worked with OCLC support to determine our OCLC-specific 
entitlement string.  It consists of 'urn:mace:oclc.org:' and a 9 digit 
authorization number.  Our IdP is now releasing this entitlement string to 
OCLC.  However, it turns out only a subset of the FirstSearch databases 
for which we have contracts for our 'regular users' are covered under this 
authorization.  We have other authorizations that include other subsets of 
the FirstSearch databases for which we have contracts for our 'regular 
users'.

For instance, WorldCat and ABI_INFORM are covered under separate 
authorizations, although they are available to the same portion of the 
campus population.  In order to implement with Shib under the current 
configurations, we would need our IdP to release two different entitlement 
values to OCLC in order that we allow access to both of these databases.

It doesn't make sense to me to have our identity provider release multiple 
entitlement values for the same set of users for the same service 
provider.  And I am fairly certain that our identity provider wouldn't 
agree to do this.  So, I am trying to work with OCLC to somehow 
consolidate into a single authorization that covers all of the databases 
that we have contracts for our 'regular users'.

I am hopeful that you don't have the same challenge.

Dave

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David Kennedy
Application Developer
Perkins Library, Duke University
(919) 613-6831




From:
Foster Zhang <>
To:
David Kennedy <>
Cc:
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Date:
12/14/2009 01:24 PM
Subject:
RE: [InC-Lib-Vendor] Re: scheduling meeting times



David,

I am not aware of the problems if multiple authorizations. At JHU, we have 
separate proxy serves between Alumna and regular users. 
JHU IdP/Shib admin added JHU specific OCLC entitlement string value.

Please let me know if the multiple authorizations should be dealt with 
here, too.

Thanks
Foster

-----Original Message-----
From: David Kennedy [] 
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 12:02
To: Foster Zhang
Cc: 
Subject: RE: [InC-Lib-Vendor] Re: scheduling meeting times

Thanks, Foster.  Did you run into any problems with multiple 
authorizations for OCLC?  I hope not.

I set up FirstSearch for Duke a few weeks ago, only to find out that we 
have multiple authos.  And since the autho needs to be passed as an 
eduPersonEntitlement attribute, it creates some real problems.  I'm still 
working with their support to see if we can come up with a plan for 
consolidating into a single autho (since, on our end, all Ebsco databases 
are treated the same).

Dave

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David Kennedy
Application Developer
Perkins Library, Duke University
(919) 613-6831




From:
Foster Zhang <>
To:
David Kennedy <>
Cc:
"" 
<>
Date:
12/14/2009 11:44 AM
Subject:
RE: [InC-Lib-Vendor] Re: scheduling meeting times



David,

I have updated the wiki doc of registry of resource, added oclc 
firstsearch databases specific parm/syntax, and example of ezproxy config 
entry for it.

I got the information from OCLC tech support last Friday.

Best
Foster