Identity Management

Issues and NeedsGrace Agnew, Rutgers University Libraries

oOpen source library system design, funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

oFlexible, service-oriented architecture

o Integration with enterprise systems, including identity management and authorization

o Workflows based on reusable services rather than canned modules (acquisitions, cataloging, circulation, etc.)

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About OLE

OLE Design Service-based workflow

Nuanced authorization

o OLS supports large financial expenditures for resources, policy setting for circulation, metadata template creation for cataloging, etc.

o Authorization will often be at the resource level, e.g., XMP license header in an electronic book or image. XACML embargo statement in a an electronic dissertation METS package.

Enterprise IdM Replaces Static Patron Files

o Supports user privacy – transaction audit trails

-- Need to maintain state, and user handle, until transaction is cleared (may be minutes, weeks, months, years) User borrows a book with a semester-long circulation period

o Need to harvest attributes for usage information. Book was borrowed by a graduate student in chemistry

Institutional identification

o Need identification of academic units to support such as departmental library portals and attribute harvesting for collection and service usage statistics by department and role within department.

o Need robust identification of institutions to support consortial, collaborative initiatives