Access and Identity Management for Libraries: Controlling Access to Online Information (Facet Publications (All Titles as Published))

This book provides practical guidance to ensuring that your users can access and personalise the online resources they are entitled to use with the minimum of fuss. With the rapid increase in the use of electronic resources in libraries, managing access to online information is an area many librarians struggle with. Managers of online information wish to implement policies about who can access the information and under what terms and conditions but often they need further guidance. Written by experts in the field, this practical book is the first to explain the principles behind access management, the available technologies and how they work. This includes 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, and gives 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 do 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. Content: Title page Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Note to readers Glossary 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 References 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 whyCommercially 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 technologiesIP 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 Summary References 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 licensingSummary 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 The future of federated access.

Practical guidance to ensuring that your users can access and personalise the online resources they are entitled to use with the minimum of fuss.
With the rapid increase in the use of electronic resources in libraries, managing access to online information is an area many librarians struggle with. Managers of online information wish to implement policies about who can access the information and under what terms and conditions but often they need further guidance.
Written by experts in the field, this practical book is the first to explain the principles behind access management, the available technologies and how they work. This includes 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, and gives 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 do 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.

Readership: This is essential reading for all who need to understand the principles behind access management or implement a working system in their library.

As the price of electronic products increases and licensing restrictions become more complex, libraries must find a way to make their resources available to users but still adhere to their agreements with vendors and publishers. This practical guide is one of the first to explain the principles, technologies, and methods of access and identity management for libraries. Chapters explore the nature of electronic library resources; publisher and licensing terms; principles and definitions behind access management; authentication technologies; user identification; commercial products; and more. Paschoud supports his guidance with success stories and examples from large and small organizations. Written by an acknowledged expert, with a foreword by Clifford Lynch, this is essential reading for anyone interested in planning, implementing, and operating an access management system in their library. With the rapid increase in the use of electronic resources in libraries, managing access to online information is an area many librarians struggle with. This practical book is the first to explain the principles behind access management, the available technologies and how they work. It provides detailed case studies describing how access management is being implemented at organizational and national levels in the USA and Europe, and serves as a practical guide to the resources available to help plan, implement and operate access management in libraries