Globalization and the expanded use of mobile devices are dramatically changing the landscape for access to scientific content. While researchers expect instant secure access no matter where they are, legacy infrastructure and cumbersome authentication and access models present barriers to timely access to scientific literature and so stand in the way of seamless discovery. The speaker will present findings of independent research on this topic and discuss the outcomes of an industry event that brought together various stakeholders. The presentation will summarize challenges, describe potential solutions and outline key next possible steps for publishers, information managers, and researchers regarding universal resource access.

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July 25, 2016
Universal Resource Access
ICIC 2016
18 October 2016
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Connecting Researchers to Scientific Content

2. Agenda
Expectations & Challenges
• Researchers
• Libraries
• Publishers
Root Causes
Timeline
Universal Resource Access Forum
Task Force & Next Steps
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Stakeholder Expectations
• Self-service research
• Immediate access on any device
• Single sign-on
Researchers
• Prevention of unlawful access
• Comprehensive usage data
• Contained cost of development
Publishers
• Meeting evolving needs of researchers
• Determining the preferred authorized version
Information Managers

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Stakeholder Challenges
• Multiple log-in requirements
• Different user experiences from desktop to mobile
Researchers
• Proliferation of unauthorized content sources
• Authentication methods with built-in business models
• Return on investment for change of approach
Publishers
• Configuration and maintenance of multiple technology layers
• Management of compliance and security risks
Information Managers

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Root Causes
IP
Authentication
Inconsistent
metadata
Mobile
expansion &
development
The user experience of
working with e-journals and
e-books has failed to keep
up with changing practices
and preferences
IP access
conflates identity
with location using
proxies and VPNs
to present remote
users as if they
were local
Demand for off-site
access to content
resources is growing

6. P-D-R hosts
special
meeting on
authentication
technologies
June 2015
CCC/
RightsDirect
hosts
Universal
Resource
Access Forum
June 2016
URA Task
Force formed
STM RA21
Initiative
kicked off
August 2016
STM Public
Meeting
December
2016
Pilot programs
End of 2016-
2017
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Timeline of cross-industry collaboration

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Universal Resource Access Forum
Date: 8 June 2016
Location: Amsterdam
Format: Presentations with working group breakout sessions
Participants: 40
• Corporate information managers
• Publishers
• Academic librarians

8. • Problems and players are diverse and complex
• Current solutions work well enough to persist unless parties
collaborate on a better way forward
• Time, cost, & resource burden to develop a new approach is high
• Some business models have dependencies on IP authentication
• There is a lack of communication and coordination across
stakeholders
• The challenge is one of coordination, not technology
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Common ground across stakeholders

9. IP access authentication is outdated as it is site-based
• Doesn’t provide efficient access to authorized users
• Could provide access to unauthorized users
A SAML or OAuth 2.0-based approach improves access
• Provides users content access regardless of their location or
workflow
• Provides better security that precludes unauthorized access
Continuation of cross-industry collaboration is crucial
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Forum Conclusions

10. P-D-R
• GSK
• UCB
M.I.T.
Elsevier
ACS
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URA Task Force
Member Organizations
Wiley
Springer Nature
STM
ALPSP
CCC
Chair: Jenny Walker, independent
consultant
Funders:
• CCC
• Elsevier
• ACS
Goals:
• Define and agree on milestones by
year’s end
• Create pilot projects

11. Thank You!
Lauren Tulloch
Senior Director, Corporate Products & Services
ltulloch@copyright.com
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