An Introduction to R&S for SPs
Browse a list of all current R&S SPs and IdPs
By now you’ve probably heard about the Research & Scholarship (R&S) Category and naturally your first question is: Is my service eligible for R&S? The best way to gauge an answer to that question is to browse the official list of R&S SPs. There you will find:
- institutional wikis (including the Internet2 Spaces wiki)
- collaboration tools for faculty, staff, and researchers
- data sharing and management tools
- credential translation and management tools
- collaboration services for NSF-funded research projects
- collaboration services for international e-science communities
- learning platforms for research and education
- cloud computing and storage services for scientists
- network monitoring and analysis tools
[Apply for R&S] now!
If your service overlaps with the above list of Research & Scholarship services, we encourage you to apply for R&S. Here’s a sequence of steps that will get you there:
- Browse the official list of R&S SPs and IdPs
- Review the [R&S Application Form]
- Read the authoritative Research & Scholarship Entity Category specification
- Read the InCommon Participation Agreement, especially section 9 of that document, which deals with privacy
- Review the Deployment Considerations for R&S SPs document
- Review your entity info page for consistency, clarity, and completeness
- Talk to your Site Administrator about becoming a Delegated Administrator of your service metadata
- Update your metadata (or have your metadata updated) as needed
- Submit the [R&S Application Form]
If you have questions about R&S, contact InCommon Admin at admin@incommon.org