[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen and LDAP
Hi there, Does anyone use LDAP to authenticate Evergreen users? Thanks! Gordana Gordana Vitez Library Services Systems Coordinator NC Libraries and Learning Commons Niagara College 300 Woodlawn Rd Welland Ontario L3C 7L3 Phone: (905) 735 2211 ext 7404 Fax: (905) 736 6021 gvi...@niagaracollege.ca
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen and LDAP
Gordana, If you go to the main Evergreen site (http://evergreen-ils.org) and use the Search Box in the right hand corner, you can search for LDAP and get a few hits from 2009. Lori =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com (707) 763-6869 // lori.a...@galecia.com lori.a...@galecia.comSpecializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Gordana Vitez gvi...@niagaracollege.cawrote: Hi there, Does anyone use LDAP to authenticate Evergreen users? Thanks! Gordana Gordana Vitez Library Services Systems Coordinator NC Libraries and Learning Commons Niagara College 300 Woodlawn Rd Welland Ontario L3C 7L3 Phone: (905) 735 2211 ext 7404 Fax: (905) 736 6021 gvi...@niagaracollege.ca
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] EG 2013 Site Selection Committee now accepting proposal submissions - new deadline - August 1, 5:00 p.m. EDT
Hello again, all, The EG2013 site selection committee is still accepting proposals from potential hosts. Please note that since July 31st falls on a Sunday, we have extended the deadline to Monday, August 1st at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Please follow the guidelines for submission referenced below and send your submission to eg-si...@list.evergreen-ils.org. Thanks! We look forward to seeing your submissions! Chris - Original Message - From: Chris Sharp csh...@georgialibraries.org To: Evergreen Discussion Group open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:34:54 PM Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] EG 2013 Site Selection Committee now accepting proposal submissions Good afternoon, everyone, The site selection committee for the 2013 Evergreen International Conference is now accepting proposals from candidate locations. We will be evaluating sites based on the criteria listed under item #3 on this page: http://open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=eg09:conference_nominations So if you'd like to host this awesome, energetic, fun conference in your area, please apply! We'll be looking forward to your responses! Please send your responses (or any questions about the process) to eg-si...@list.evergreen-ils.org by 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 31, 2011 to qualify. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sharp PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (404) 235-7147 csh...@georgialibraries.org http://pines.georgialibraries.org/ -- Chris Sharp PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (404) 235-7147 csh...@georgialibraries.org http://pines.georgialibraries.org/
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen and LDAP
Hi there, Lori, thanks for the search suggestion. I should have mentioned in my email that I did do the search but didn't find mention of anyone actually using it. Jason, thanks for letting me know it's a no right now. Is this something other libraries might benefit from? Would this be more trouble than it's worth to develop? or would there be interest in the community to pursue LDAP for Evergreen? Thanks! Gordana Jason Etheridge ja...@esilibrary.com 7/26/2011 2:46 PM If you go to the main Evergreen site (http://evergreen-ils.org) and use the Search Box in the right hand corner, you can search for LDAP and get a few hits from 2009. But to summarize here (since this thread is now also going to show up in such searches:) No, no LDAP support for Evergreen currently. However, there are folks that import/overlay patron data on a regular basis, including their foreign system passwords. It's also possible for other systems to authenticate against Evergreen (using SIP, ezproxy, etc.) -- Jason Etheridge | Equinox Software, Inc. / Your Library's Guide to Open Source | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) | email: ja...@esilibrary.com | web: http://www.esilibrary.com
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen and LDAP
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Gordana Vitez gvi...@niagaracollege.ca wrote: Hi there, Lori, thanks for the search suggestion. I should have mentioned in my email that I did do the search but didn't find mention of anyone actually using it. Jason, thanks for letting me know it's a no right now. Is this something other libraries might benefit from? Would this be more trouble than it's worth to develop? or would there be interest in the community to pursue LDAP for Evergreen? Hi Gordana: When I return to Laurentian full-time in September, I'm supposed to begin working on LDAP authentication as one of my projects (along with migrating us to Evergreen acquisitions and other efforts). Reducing the number of user names / passwords that our campus students have to manage would be a big win around here. One of the primary challenges that I foresee is supporting multiple LDAP servers per Evergreen instance (for example, our use case is a Laurentian student should authenticate against a Laurentian LDAP server while Windsor students should authenticate against a Windsor LDAP server). If it's not too much of a performance hit to go to the database, check the user name/barcode and find the org_unit LDAP settings based on the user's home_ou, and then perform the LDAP authentication against the actual LDAP server (or built-in if no LDAP settings exist) before returning the results of the authentication attempt, then this might not be a big deal. Dan
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Reports - Sitka Training Videos
The Sitka team has produced a number of step-by-step videos on a range of Evergreen reports. Hosted by Mark Bucholtz, Sitka Migration Specialist, the videos walk through the general concepts to produce reports, as well as some examples of specific item, patron and circulation reports. The videos are licensed CC-BY-SA 3.0 and are available here: http://videos.cooperative.bclibraries.ca/ -- Sharon Herbert Project Manager, Sitka BC Libraries Cooperative Tel: 604.854.5618 Email: sherb...@sitka.bclibraries.ca
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen and LDAP
Hello Gordana, We are currently using LDAP to authenticate. I may be mistaken, but I believe the code attached to the following message is still our current version, with the one exception of an |= which is supposed to be an ||=. http://list.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-dev/2009-October/005293.html There are a few different methods for using LDAP to authenticate, but in general it is not especially difficult. This code uses one common method, but could be altered fairly easily to support others if the need exists. The larger issue, as I see it, is working out the scaffolding (as Mike called it in the previous thread). Since this has been lurking on my todo list for more than a year, I guess no time like the present. I'll try to organize my thoughts within the next few days and post to the dev list, then return to this thread when something more concrete comes of it. Thanks, Dan -- * Daniel Wells, Library Programmer Analyst d...@calvin.edu Hekman Library at Calvin College 616.526.7133 On 7/26/2011 at 3:39 PM, Gordana Vitez gvi...@niagaracollege.ca wrote: Hi there, Lori, thanks for the search suggestion. I should have mentioned in my email that I did do the search but didn't find mention of anyone actually using it. Jason, thanks for letting me know it's a no right now. Is this something other libraries might benefit from? Would this be more trouble than it's worth to develop? or would there be interest in the community to pursue LDAP for Evergreen? Thanks! Gordana Jason Etheridge ja...@esilibrary.com 7/26/2011 2:46 PM If you go to the main Evergreen site (http://evergreen-ils.org) and use the Search Box in the right hand corner, you can search for LDAP and get a few hits from 2009. But to summarize here (since this thread is now also going to show up in such searches:) No, no LDAP support for Evergreen currently. However, there are folks that import/overlay patron data on a regular basis, including their foreign system passwords. It's also possible for other systems to authenticate against Evergreen (using SIP, ezproxy, etc.)
