InCommon Library Services

[Foster Zhang <>]

I have checked with ACM website: 
http://librarians.acm.org.proxy1.library.jhu.edu/acm-supports-athens-and-shibboleth-authentication

ACM is interested to join other federation! 

Foster Zhang
Johns Hopkins

-----Original Message-----
From: 

 
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 On Behalf Of Ann West
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 9:16 AM
To: Andy Ingham
Cc: inc-librsvcs
Subject: Re: [inc-librsvcs] InCommon and ACM

Thanks Andy.

I know that UMBC is interested in ACM as well and was thinking that we could 
get a formal request together and signed by several campuses.

Sounds like we may two. Any one else?

Ann

----- Original Message -----
> Hi Ann --
> 
> UNC-CH is certainly interested in any and all vendors we contract
> with
> (and ACM is one of them!) to not only support Shib, but be part of
> InCommon.
> 
> While we likely wouldn't be able to actually SET UP Shib access with
> ACM
> short-term (in less than 12 months), it would be awfully nice for
> them to
> be "ready" when we are.
> 
> So, "yes" we are interested in ACM being part of InCommon.
> 
> Best,
> Andy
> 
> Andy Ingham
> Assistant Head, Library Systems
> University Library
> UNC-Chapel Hill
> 919-962-1288
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 9/27/11 9:01 AM, "Ann West" 
> <>
>  wrote:
> 
> >All,
> >
> >On Google alerts, I found this page re: ACM:
> >http://libraries.acm.org/acm-supports-athens-and-shibboleth-authentication
> >
> >I know that UMBC has requested that ACM join InCommon. Anyone else
> >interested?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Ann
> >
> >--
> >Ann West
> >Assistant Director,
> >Assurance and Community
> >Internet2/InCommon/Michigan Tech
> >
> >office: +1.906.487.1726
> >
> 
>