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[Janis Mathewson <>]

Hi Holly,

Penn States responses are in blue.

Thanks,
Janis

Eggleston, Holly wrote:

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Hi all -

I'm currently wrapping up a long-standing project, so my apologies for
the delay in following up on Steve's mail. That said, I'm excited to
take an active facilitation role in helping to move this project forward.

Given the "next steps" that Steve enumerated in his mail, the operative question seems to be are we ready to recommend best practices, and if not, what remaining issues need resolution?

I'd like to use this as the primary discussion topic for tomorrow's phone meeting. To get the ball rolling, I'd appreciate it if folks could reply back to the list with a brief response to the following questions:

Campus pilot configuration information(if a subset of functionality isn't active, put (none)
  1. Shib-enabled electronic resources:
  

RefWorks

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  2. Proxy server/remote access software used:
  

EZProxy

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  3. Link resolver softwareused:
  

SFX

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  4. Shib-enabled library services enabled:
  

none currently

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A. Is this pilot configuration being used by patrons (in a production or real-world beta capacity)?
  

No, except for RefWorks with is being piloted by the Libraries in a controlled student environment.

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B. What are your main unresolved issues with this configuration?
  

Still need to work out session initiators with the vendors for the direct Shib access verses Shib enabled EZProxy.
The need for everyone to log in, as opposed to just the off-site users.

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C. What additional Shibboleth functionality could make this better?

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D. What supplementary solutions could make this better?
  

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E. If you are using a different configuration for production, what are the outstanding issues with your current production system and do you think that shibboleth and the hybrid environment solution(s) proposed so far could resolve these issues?
  

Keeping the ezproxy server up to date as vendors update their website can be problematic.  Moving to shibboleth would eliminate the need for the proxy. Shibboleth would also allow us to tie an individual to a particular session at a vendor rather than an ip address. This would allow us to respond to site violations in a faster more efficient manner.

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F. Other comments/questions

  

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I'll send an agenda with discussion questions and connection information later this afternoon.

Thanks!

Holly


Holly Eggleston
Assistant Department Head, Acquisitions
UCSD Libraries
858.534.9668
858.534.1256 (fax)
 (personal)
 (licensing and electronic resources)



  

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Janis Mathewson
Digital Library Technologies (DLT)
A unit of Information Technology Services (ITS)
The Pennsylvania State University
Phone: (814) 865-4867