PERSEUS Project Update

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PERSEUS Project Update

• John Paschoud, Project Manager(and Simon
  McLeish, and Masha Garibyan)
• LSE Library

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Overview

• PERSEUS aims architecture
• Relationships Federations?
• Progress to date
• Some challenges

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PERSEUS Project

• July 04 June 06
• Portal-enabled Resources via Shibbolized End-user
  Security
• LSE Shib-IdP established in previous projects
• LSE was the first Shibboleth adopter in the UK
• Using this to explore
• Access to end-user info systems integrated via an
  institution-wide portal (uPortal development)
• Next steps in fine-grain authorisation (Signet
  development)
• Access for ad-hoc user communities Alumni
  groups as Virtual Organisations

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Project aims

• Using LSE as a testbed
• Multiple user identities and attributes (but
  only about 10K directory identities)
• Infrastructure
• Resource licenses
• Producing
• Documented, scaleable campus models for
  implementation
• Contribution to OSS developments of uPortal and
  Signet

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PERSEUS Shibbolized architecture
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PERSEUS relationships
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Related projects

• DART
• Digital Anthropology Resources for Teaching
• nereus
• European collaboration for Economics research
• ShibboLEAP
• Shibboleth-enabling the London University
  SHERPA-LEAP OA consortium

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DART
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Nereus
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ShibboLEAP
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Federations?
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Real-life roles

• Service providers
• Resource owners
• Students - in many roles
• Academics-as-teachers
• Academics-as-researchers
• Academics-as-decision-makers
• Alumni as???

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Progress to date 1

• Shibboleth progress
• Installation (and many upgrades!) of IdP and SP
  software at LSE
• Successful connection to SDSS / Athens test
  federations
• Investigation of SELinux incompatibilities with
  Shib testing of fixed SP software (in progress)
  

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Progress to date 2

• Integration progress
• Helping Endeavor set up test SP for
  Voyager/ENCompass system (LSE Library mgmt
  systems)
• Initial work on writing Voyager/ENCompass
  portlets for uPortal
• Work in progress to make LSE Dspace repository
  Shibbolised
• LSE installation of SigNet 0.3 release (in
  progress)
• Ongoing discussions on uPortal/Shibboleth
  integration (through Internet2 team)

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Progress to date 3

• Content licences
• Initial scoping study on LSE Library e-resources
  management and current e-licensing situation
• Active participation in testing Meridian (new
  e-resources mgmt system from Endeavor)
• Active participation in major e-licensing
  initiatives (e.g. the EDItEUR ERMI / ONIX
  Licensing Terms Workshop, 21 Apr 05)
• Work in progress to conduct a joint PERSEUS /
  NEREUS study about current e-resources access
  terms and conditions

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Progress to date 4

• Dissemination publicity
• Public website (www.angel.ac.uk/PERSEUS/)
• Monthly update reports for stakeholders
  associate partners
• LSE Library Foyer exhibition
• Presentations at relevant UK and international
  events (e.g. EuroCAMP, I2MM, UKSG, UCISA)
• Publications
• Installing Shibboleth in Ariadne (suggestions
  on improving Shibboleth installation experience)
• Articles in Assignation, New Review of
  Information Networking

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Some challenges

• Slow progress with Signet/PERMIS developments
• Difficulties with uPortal integration
• (at heart Im this sort of engineer, but
  sometimes were forced to be this sort)
• A need for a central (UK) database of standard
  licences for major suppliers that reflects
  Shib-usable (eduPerson) attributes
• Devising ways to engage with Alumni groups

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Contact details

• Email J.Paschoud_at_lse.ac.uk
• www.angel.ac.uk/PERSEUS