Re: [CODE4LIB] GNU Metadata Exchange Utilities

2007-03-26 Thread Rob Styles
Laurence, Does your work draw on any of the work Devon has been doing over at OCLC? http://www.code4lib.org/2006/smith rob Rob Styles Programme Manager, Data Services, Talis tel: +44 (0)870 400 5000 fax: +44 (0)870 400 5001 direct: +44 (0)870 400 5004 mobile: +44 (0)7971 475 257 msn: [EMAIL

Re: [CODE4LIB] Using OpenID in libraries

2007-03-26 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
Jeremy Frumkin wrote: Ok, so this is a good example for where I¹m failing to see the advantage to OpenID over the current local authentication provided by a university / library. As Nathan explains, to identify your link resolver(s) to a particular database (or 'source') you are using. How can

Re: [CODE4LIB] Using OpenID in libraries

2007-03-26 Thread Jeremy Frumkin
On 3/26/07 6:35 AM, Jonathan Rochkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jeremy Frumkin wrote: Ok, so this is a good example for where I¹m failing to see the advantage to OpenID over the current local authentication provided by a university / library. As Nathan explains, to identify your link

Re: [CODE4LIB] Using OpenID in libraries

2007-03-26 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
Right, except OpenID isn¹t going to do this; there needs to be an infrastructure in place where OpenID (or some other standard persistent identifying system) can sit on top of, and that¹s still the big problem. Right, that's exactly what Nathan's original post suggested. Are we reading the same

Re: [CODE4LIB] Using OpenID in libraries

2007-03-26 Thread S Perkins
Back in January on NGC4LIB I proposed doing this, a universal ID system to use when browsing, using the FOAF structure. I got back answers that told me they were not getting the concept. This discussion on OpenID is very interesting and I hope this can be made to work. Steven C. Perkins On