McShib2: UK federation update

McShib 2: UK federation Update Nicole Harris, Senior Services Manager, JISC

Membership Update, Scottish HE 5 University of the West of Scotland £5,500 E 5 The Robert Gordon University £5,500 E 5 Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama £1,500 I 4 Queen Margaret University College £4,500 F 4 Glasgow School of Art £2,500 H 2 University of St Andrews £6,500 D 2 Edinburgh College of Art £2,500 H 1 Glasgow Caledonian University £6,500 D 0 University of Strathclyde £8,500 B 0 University of Stirling £5,500 E 0 University of Highlands and Islands £6,500 D 0 University of Glasgow £9,500 A 0 University of Edinburgh £9,500 A 0 University of Dundee £7,500 C 0 University of Abertay Dundee £4,500 F 0 University of Aberdeen £7,500 C 0 Napier University £6,500 D 0 Heriot Watt University £6,500 D Risk Institution Athens

Membership Update, FE in RSC Scotland South and West £50,300 2 20 £2,500 H Stow College, Glasgow £1,500 I South Lanarkshire College, Cambuslang £3,500 G Yes Reid Kerr College, Paisley £2,500 H North Glasgow College, Springburn £3,500 G Motherwell College, Motherwell (Support Application) £3,500 G Langside College of Glasgow £2,500 H Kilmarnock College, Kilmarnock £1,500 I John Wheatley College, Glasgow £4,500 F James Watt College of Further and Higher Education, Greenock £3,500 G Glasgow Metropolitan College, Glasgow (Support Application) £1,500 I Glasgow College of Nautical Studies, Glasgow £2,500 H Dumfries and Galloway College, Heathhall (Support Application in) £1,500 I Yes Cumbernauld College, Cumbernauld £1,500 I Coatbridge College, Coatbridge £2,500 H Clydebank College, Clydebank £2,500 H Central College of Commerce, Glasgow £3,500 G Cardonald College, Glasgow £800 J Barony College, Parkgate £2,500 H Ayr College, Ayr £2,500 H Anniesland College, Glasgow Athens Cost Band Member Institution

Membership Update, RSC Scotland North and East £54,300 2 23 £2,500 H West Lothian College, Livingston £1,500 I The North Highland College, Thurso £4,500 F Stevenson College, Edinburgh £800 J Shetland College of Further Education, Lerwick £800 J Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Isle of Skye £2,500 H Perth College, Perth £800 J Orkney College, Orkney £800 J Oatridge Agriculture College, Broxburn £800 J Newbattle Abbey College, Dalkeith £2,500 H Moray College, Elgin £800 J Lews Castle College, Isle of Lewis £2,500 H Lauder College, Dunfermline £3,500 G Jewel and Esk Valley College, Dalkeith £2,500 H Inverness College, Inverness £4,500 F Forth Valley College, Falkirk £1,500 I Elmwood College, Cupar £2,500 H Edinburgh’s Telford College, Edinburgh £4,500 F Yes Dundee College, Dundee £2,500 H Yes Borders College, Galashiels £1,500 I Banff and Buchan College, Fraserburgh £1,500 I Angus College, Angus £4,500 F The Adam Smith College, Glenrothes £4,500 F Aberdeen College, Aberdeen Athens Cost Band Member Institution

What’s New: Focus on FE (JISC Lead: Mark Williams)
Institutional Support Programme:
Direct installation of IdP software within an institution by an external provider.
Support Contract Awarded to Cardiff (Rhys Smith) and Kidderminster College (Graham Mason).
All institutions are eligible to bid, although those with a good case for lack of internal effort will be given priority.
Applications still be accepted.
Netskills training places now fully subsidised.

What’s New: Focus on Publishers (JISC Lead: Jane Charlton)
Successful meetings with most of the major publishers in the UK.
Single major concern is Blackwells / Wiley.
Work to better to develop interfaces / user experience.
Grants in place for small publishers.

What’s New: Technical Focus (JISC Lead: Nicole Harris)
Interviews carried out with IdP solution companies:
Salford Software
Kidderminster College
9Star Research
Ping Identity
IAM Federated
Importance of accountability
Microsoft solutions
Extending Attributes

What’s New: Focus on Libraries (JISC Lead: Masha Garibyan)
Focus on understanding terms and conditions of licenses, and current access routes for all resources within libraries.
Support for understanding attributes.
User experience:
Working with publishers on presentation to users through interfaces like the JSTOR WAYF or using ‘institutional log-in’ as a generic log-in term.
Transfer of personalisation data to federated accounts.
New mailing list for librarians shortly be announced.
New briefing paper for libraries to be released in January.
Work to help understand the wider uses of federated access.
Work to register with Service Providers.

McShib2: UK federation update

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