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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge"> <title>Learning Center - SeamlessAccess</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="icon" href="https://seamlessaccess.org/favicon.png"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/style.min.a7afcb5eb59fa2b4c18e7985ffc8c11fc0264d5d4c71689658096ea610ca2e1c.css"> </head> <body class='page page-services-list'> <div id="main-menu-mobile" class="main-menu-mobile"> <ul> <li class="menu-item-the service"> <a href="/services/"> <span>The Service</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu-item-stakeholders"> <a href="/stakeholders/"> <span>Stakeholders</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu-item-documentation"> <a href="https://seamlessaccess.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DOCUMENTAT/overview"> <span>Documentation</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu-item-learning center active"> <a href="/learning-center/"> <span>Learning Center</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu-item-about"> <a href="/about/"> <span>About</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu-item-blog"> <a href="/posts/"> <span>Blog</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="wrapper" class="wrapper"> <div class='header header-absolute'> <div class="container"> <div class="logo"> <a href="https://seamlessaccess.org/"><img alt="SeamlessAccess Homepage" src="https://seamlessaccess.org/images/logo.svg" /></a> </div> <div class="logo-mobile"> <a href="https://seamlessaccess.org/"><img alt="SeamlessAccess Homepage" src="https://seamlessaccess.org/images/logo-mobile.svg" /></a> </div> <div id="main-menu" class="main-menu"> <ul> <li class="menu-item-the service"> <a href="/services/"> <span>The Service</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu-item-stakeholders"> <a href="/stakeholders/"> <span>Stakeholders</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu-item-documentation"> <a href="https://seamlessaccess.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DOCUMENTAT/overview"> <span>Documentation</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu-item-learning center active"> <a href="/learning-center/"> <span>Learning Center</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu-item-about"> <a href="/about/"> <span>About</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu-item-blog"> <a href="/posts/"> <span>Blog</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <button id="toggle-main-menu-mobile" class="hamburger hamburger--slider" type="button"> <span class="hamburger-box"> <span class="hamburger-inner"></span> </span> </button> </div> </div> <div id="hero" class="hero-image hero-image-setheight" style="background-image: url('/learning-center/hero_theservices.jpg')"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col my-auto"> <div class="sa-text"> <h1>Learning Center</h1> <p><strong></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container pt-2 pt-md-4 pb-2 pb-md-2"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="content"> <div class="page-intro"> <p>A key part of our mission is to improve understanding of the technologies that support our SeamlessAccess experience. To date, a significant proportion of our outreach activity has been in-person presentations at meetings and conferences, but we also work to gather resources for our community that are useful for understanding both the Seamless Access service and the broader federated authentication infrastructure.</p> <h2 id="terminology">Terminology</h2> <p>There are a number of words and acronyms used in the federated identity context. We’ve put together a <a href="./terminology">list of acronyms, terms, and definitions</a> to help you navigate the language of federated identity.</p> <h2 id="faq-on-browser-privacy-changes">FAQ on Browser Privacy Changes</h2> <h3 id="for-librarians-and-it-departments">For librarians and IT departments</h3> <p>This <a href="./browser-faq-librarians">FAQ</a> is intended for librarians and IT departments. It will also be useful for librarians communicating with their end-users, whether that is a student, faculty, or practitioner of any kind. It is intended for the scholarly library ecosystem to advise, explain, and provide some suggestions on how to recognize if an access issue stems from this specific browser problem. This FAQ can also be helpful when working with technical staff to problem-solve a solution for your library and institutional needs. When you hear a patron say, “I can’t access this content,” we hope this FAQ may provide clues for you to use, to either rule this issue “in” as the cause; or, to rule it “out.” It is a sneaky thing, this browser problem. <a href="https://seamlessaccess.org/posts/2021-07-06-browserchanges/">https://seamlessaccess.org/posts/2021-07-06-browserchanges/</a></p> <h3 id="for-publishers">For publishers</h3> <p>This <a href="./browser-faq-publishers">FAQ</a> is intended for product managers, developers, technology staff and others with an interest in access methods within academic publishing organisations. This FAQ can also be helpful when working with technical staff to problem-solve a solution for your end-users, and to be able to determine if an access problem might be caused by changing browser technology.</p> <h2 id="case-study">Case Study</h2> <p>We have worked with the Georgetown University Medical Center Library to produce a simple case study that outlines the benefits of using SeamlessAccess for their users, as well as outline their process and rationale behind the choice to emphasize federated authentication for those users.</p> <p><a href="./case-study/">Seamless Access/Georgetown University Medical Center Library Case Study</a></p> <h2 id="video">Video</h2> <p>This video series is designed to help answer basic questions about both federated authentication and how SeamlessAccess fits into the authentication ecosystem. All are designed to provide accessible overviews for a non-technical audience, and we hope to add more over time.</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNQ_sRPzHc">Access Apocalypse: Be Prepared for Anything</a> was originally presented at the NISO Plus 2022 Conference, and walks through current and evolving changes in access methods to explore how the information community can maintain workflows that minimize access friction for users, deliver an engaging and personalized experience for service providers, and protect data privacy.</p> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NQNQ_sRPzHc" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjvC_PUj4CI">How Federated Authentication Works</a> provides a conceptual understanding of how this technology enables more seamless and privacy-preserving access, including definitions of key terms, such as Service Provider, Identity Provider, and Identity Federation.</p> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wjvC_PUj4CI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xRqdc0DeJI">Privacy, Attributes, and Why They’re Important</a> builds on the previous video to describe the role that Attributes play in preserving user privacy, and the particular challenge that libraries face in configuring library access.</p> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4xRqdc0DeJI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5xfPyaIMyI">Seamless Access and the User Journey</a> Outlines a description of the early researcher point of view, and how SeamlessAccess makes the process much more straightforward and simple. Narrated by Georgetown University nursing student Esther Yang.</p> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V5xfPyaIMyI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/80WH6epXwRw">Problems with IP Authorization</a> A video from the Seamless Access project that outlines some of the difficulties in the use of IP based authorization and authentication.</p> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/80WH6epXwRw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </li> </ul> <p>Future videos will address other core topics around the use of the SeamlessAccess service, as well as implementation guides covering the various user communities, such as libraries, technical departments, and publishers.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="container pb-2 pt-2 pb-md-4 pt-md-4"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-2 mb-2"><div class="service service-summary"> <div class="service-content"> <h2 class="service-title"> <a href="https://seamlessaccess.org/learning-center/browser-faq-publishers/">FAQ on Browser Privacy Changes for Publishers</a> </h2> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-2 mb-2"><div class="service service-summary"> <div class="service-content"> <h2 class="service-title"> <a href="https://seamlessaccess.org/learning-center/terminology/">Acronyms and Terminology</a> </h2> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-2 mb-2"><div class="service service-summary"> <div class="service-content"> <h2 class="service-title"> <a href="https://seamlessaccess.org/learning-center/case-study/">Case Study</a> </h2> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-2 mb-2"><div class="service service-summary"> <div class="service-content"> <h2 class="service-title"> <a href="https://seamlessaccess.org/learning-center/challenges-federated-wayf/">Challenges and Recommendations in Federated Where-Are-You-From (WAYF) Services</a> </h2> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-2 mb-2"><div class="service service-summary"> <div class="service-content"> <h2 class="service-title"> <a href="https://seamlessaccess.org/learning-center/browser-faq-librarians/">FAQ on Browser Privacy Changes and Library Resource Access</a> </h2> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="main-footer pr-5 pl-5 pt-3 pb-2"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-3 text-center text-xl-left text-lg-left text-md-left"> <img class="footer-logo pb-3" alt="SeamlessAcces Logo" src="/images/sa-logo-white.svg"/> <br/> <p> SeamlessAccess enables true Sign On. 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