Edugate – Shibboleth for Librarians

Edugate – Shibboleth for Librarians
(Shibboleth Access workshop)
Date: 04 May 2011
Time: 10:30 – 12:45

This was the 4th instalment of the LIR workshop on Shibboleth Access. Librarians were introduced to Shibboleth Access and were provided with an overview of the history of Shibboleth Access, an update on the current deployments of Shibboleth Access and a future look at what is likely to happen in this space. Attendees were then introduced to 'Edugate' Ireland's academic federation and provided with details on potentials benefits, current status and implementation options for libraries, as well as a detailed look at how Edugate works.

Slides for this workshop are available from http://lirgroup.heanet.ie/Workshops/Shibboleth.pdf

This workshop will be repeated at a future date if there is sufficient demand, please contact us to express your interest.

 

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