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Access and Identity Management for Libraries: Controlling Access to Online Information

Autor Simon McLeish
en Limba Engleză Paperback – aug 2013
With the rapid increase in the use of electronic resources in libraries, managing access to online information is an area lots of librarians struggle with. This practical book explains the principles behind access management, the available technologies and how they work.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781856045889
ISBN-10: 1856045889
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: American Library Association
Colecția Facet Publishing

Public țintă

Professional Practice & Development

Cuprins

Foreword - Clifford Lynch 1. What is access management and why do libraries do it? Historical role of libraries in managing access to information The role of libraries in the 21st century The history of access management of online information resources The role of e-commerce in library access management The ‘birth’ of access management principles – Clifford Lynch’s white paper 2. Electronic resources: public and not so public Managing access to electronic collections How and where users may want to access e-resources What needs to be protected, and why Commercially produced resources that need to be protected Publicly available information that may also require access management Publishers and licensing issues Library management of licences Summary References 3. Principles and definitions of identity and access management Introduction Managing access? . . . or identities? . . . or both? The business relationships The processes of identity and access management Identifying the person using a resource – or not Obligations to protect personal data about users Summary References 4. Current access management technologies IP address Barcode patterns Proxy servers Shared passwords User registration with publishers Federated access Summary 5. Authentication technologies ‘Something you know, something you have, or something you are’ Authentication technologies overview Authentication by third parties Choosing an authentication system 6. Authorization based on physical location: how does the internet know where I am? Introduction Domains and domain names (How) is all this governed? IP addresses IP spoofing Benefits and problems of using IP address-based licensing Summary References 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 library Role-based authorization Matching roles against licence conditions Benefits of role-based authorization Summary References 8. Federated access: history, current position and future developments Single sign-on and the origins of federated access management The development of standards Federated access in academia Future of federated access References 9. How to choose access management and identity management products and services Introduction Identity management and access management solution capabilities Establishing requirements with suppliers Asserting library requirements in a wider-scale system procurement Implementation options The range of access and identity management products Conclusion References 10. Internet access provided by (or in) libraries Introduction Wired access Wireless access Public access issues Summary References 11. Library statistics Why libraries collect electronic resource usage statistics Challenges in collecting electronic resource usage data How libraries collect usage data Concluding thoughts References 12. The business case for libraries Introduction Key benefits of quality identity management Designing an IdM project Putting together a business case Conclusion References and further reading Afterword References Appendix 1: Case studies Extending access management to business and community engagement activities at Kidderminster College, UK Moving from Athens to Shibboleth at University College London, UK Online reciprocal borrowing registration for Western Australian University Libraries Library and IT collaboration: driving strategic improvements to identity and access management practices and capabilities Managing affiliated users with federated identity management at UNC-Chapel Hill, USA Tilburg University and the SURFfederatie, the Netherlands Delivering access to resources in a joint academic and public library building Single 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

Notă biografică

Mariam Garibyan, Simon McLeish, John Paschoud

Descriere

Explains the principles behind access management, the technologies, and how they work. This book provides case studies describing how access management is implemented at organizational and national levels in the UK, USA and Europe, and gives a practical guide to the resources to help plan, implement and operate access management in libraries.