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With the rapid increase in the use of electronic resources in libraries, managing access to online information is a constant challenge for librarians. Written by experts in the field, this book is the first to explain the principles behind access management, with coverage of the available technologies and how they work. Also included is an overview of federated access management technologies, such as Shibboleth, that have gained increasing international recognition in recent years. This book provides detailed case studies describing how access management is being implemented at organizational and national levels in the UK, USA, and Europe, providing a practical guide to the resources available to help plan, implement and operate access management in libraries. Key topics include:
- What is access management and why libraries do it
- Electronic resources: public and not so public
- Principles and definitions of identity and access management
- Current access management technologies
- Authentication technologies
- Authorization based on physical location
- Authorization based on user identity or affiliation
- Federated access: history, current position and future developments
- Internet access provided by (or in) libraries
- Library statistics
- The business case for libraries
This is essential reading for all who need to understand the principles behind access management or implement a working system in their library.
Foreword - Clifford Lynch
1. What is access management, and why do libraries do it?
Historical role of libraries in managing access to informationThe role of libraries in the 21st centuryThe history of access management of online information resourcesThe role of e-commerce in library access managementThe ‘birth' of access management principles – Clifford Lynch's white paper
2. Electronic resources: public and not so public
Managing access to electronic collectionsHow and where users may want to access e-resourcesWhat needs to be protected, and whyCommercially produced resources that need to be protectedPublicly available information that may also require access managementPublishers and licensing issuesLibrary management of licencesSummaryReferences
3. Principles and definitions of identity and access management
IntroductionManaging access? . . . or identities? . . . or both?The business relationshipsThe processes of identity and access managementIdentifying the person using a resource – or notObligations to protect personal data about usersSummarReferences
4. Current access management technologies
IP addressBarcode patternsProxy serversShared passwordsUser registration with publishersFederated accessSummary
5. Authentication technologies
‘Something you know, something you have, or something you are'Authentication technologies overviewAuthentication by third partiesChoosing an authentication system
6. Authorization based on physical location: how does the internet know where I am?
IntroductionDomains and domain names(How) is all this governed?IP addressesIP spoofingBenefits and problems of using IP address-based licensingSummaryReferences
7. Authorization based on user identity or affiliation with a library: who you are? or what you do?
Basing access on identity, or on affiliation with a libraryRole-based authorizationMatching roles against licence conditionsBenefits of role-based authorizationSummaryReferences
8. Federated access: history, current position and future developments
Single sign-on and the origins of federated access managementThe development of standardsFederated access in academiaFuture of federated accessReferences
9. How to choose access management and identity management products and services
IntroductionIdentity management and access management solution capabilitiesEstablishing requirements with suppliersAsserting library requirements in a wider-scale system procurementImplementation optionsThe range of access and identity management productsConclusionsReferences
10. Internet access provided by (or in) libraries
IntroductionWired accessWireless accessPublic access issuesSummaryReferences
11. Library statistics
Why libraries collect electronic resource usage statisticsChallenges in collecting electronic resource usage dataHow libraries collect usage dataConcluding thoughtsReferences
12. The business case for libraries
IntroductionKey benefits of quality identity managementDesigning an IdM projectPutting together a business caseConclusionReferences and further reading
Afterword
References
Appendix 1: Case studies
Extending access management to business and community engagementactivities at Kidderminster College, UKMoving from Athens to Shibboleth at University College London, UKOnline reciprocal borrowing registration for Western Australian University LibrariesLibrary and IT collaboration: driving strategic improvements to identity and access management practices and capabilitiesManaging affiliated users with federated identity management at UNC-Chapel Hill, USATilburg University and the SURFfederatie, the NetherlandsDelivering access to resources in a joint academic and public library buildingSingle sign-on across the USMAI Consortium, USA
Appendix 2: A White Paper on Authentication and Access Management Issues in Cross-organizational Use of Networked Information Resources.