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["Adam Chandler" <>]

Holly:

FYI. 

A few weeks ago I participated in a NISO "Though Leader" meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to identify problem areas in need of industry-wide standards or best practices. One the ideas that floated to the top (pasted below) is related to one of our action items today: "- Steven Carmody will have these conversations with EBSCO: 1) making the Shib login as part of their main front door".

#3 Review and recommend authentication methods

 

Issue: Users encounter access walls when discovering content through Google

Users frequently begin research with search engines such as Google and then encounter a barrier when they try to access licensed content from home or when traveling.  How can users be provided with a better experience? How can the users' affiliation be connected to their right to access specific content?

(#3 Authentication is also related to #2 Guidelines for Aggregating Content.)

 

Suggestions:

·         Assess the current state of IP based authentication systems, the points of failure and make recommendations for satisfactory performance.

·         Establish recommended practice for publishers to provide users with graceful error routing.

Determine how to identify content that is freely
available to users.


- Adam

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Eggleston, Holly <> wrote:

Hi all --

For a change of pace, we will be reviving the bi-weekly phone meetings
starting this Friday.  ;>


1) Minutes Review / Additions to Agenda

 - 5/2/08
https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/inclibrary/Conference+Call+Minutes%
2C+2008-May-02

2) Action Item Review
 - Public webpage status
 - Holly Eggleston will contact Alan Darnell
 - Tom Barton/Dean Woodbeck will work on writing up Chicago's transition
plan/policies as they Shibbolize resources.
 - Steven Carmody will have these conversations with EBSCO: 1) making
the Shib login as part of their main front door, and 2) support for the
opaque identifier.


3) Announcements / Updates

a. NASIG and ALA Recap

b. Federation Soup Recap


4) Discussion

a. Updating information for public consumption: Case studies

b. New institution participation

c. Round-robin updates



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Thanks -

Holly

Holly Eggleston
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