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Shibboleth for Libraries
The InCommon Library Services collaboration formed in 2007 to explore implementing access to library services and electronic resources using Shibboleth authentication.
Phase I
In phase I, the collaboration studied the issues involved in Shibbolizing library access pertaining to various user groups, including students, faculty and staff, and walk-in library users; as well as methods for providing remote access for users with university credentials.
Also studied was a combination of Shibboleth and EZProxy. EZProxy can use Shibboleth for initial user authentication, providing a single login for both remote access and campus resources, as well as a seamless user experience when transitioning individual resource access from IP to Shibboleth.
See the Phase I page for use cases and presentations and other information. Phase I included six institutions: Cornell University, Penn State, UC-San Diego, The University of Chicago, University of Maryland, and the University of Washington.
Phase II
Phase II of the collaboration will involve IdPs that are implementing Shibboleth and/or the Shibboleth/EZProxy combination for access to protected library resources.
What is Shibboleth?
For an overview of Shibboleth Single Sign-on and Federating Software, follow this link to the Shibboleth website.
Participate in Phase II
If you plan to implement Shibboleth and/or EZProxy as a solution to accessing protected library resources, please contact Steven Carmody (Steven_Carmody AT brown DOT edu) to join Phase II.
Use Cases and More
See the Phase I page for background information on the collaboration, use cases, presentations and more.
Sponsored Partners
This page has links to other federations that have, as members, a number of library resource providers.