RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Integrating Metalib and SFX into the BV-SSPA
A1 Matamoros Casas, Teresa
K1 Bibliotecas Virtuales
K1 Bibliotecas Médicas
K1 Metalib
K1 SFX
K1 Gestor de enlaces
K1 PAPI
K1 Programas informáticos
AB IntroductionTo guarantee the success of a virtual library it is essential that all users can access all the library resources independently of the user’s location. Achieving this goal in the Andalusian Public Health System has been a particularly difficult task, due to it is made up of 10 research centers and 95.000 health-care professionals.Aims Since the BV-SSPA started three years ago, one of its mayor aims has been to provide remote access to all its resources in this complex scenario, as well as facilitate the access to the virtual library to both professionals and citizens.IP access was guaranteed because health-care professionals could access everything from their workplaces thanks to the intranet, but it was restricted when they were not there. The BV-SSPA solved this problem by installing a federated authentication and authorization system called PAPI and a PAPI rewriting proxy. After three years the BV-SSPA has met a new challenge: adapting its federated access system to Metalib and SFX, specifically the access management module PDS had to be connected with the existing PAPI system. This new challenge came along with the introduction of a new metasearcher and link resolver. Material and Methods Initially there were three independent systems: • A Metalib and SFX PDS module, • A federated authentication and authorization system: PAPI. • A PAPI Rewriting Proxy. The chosen solution went through the reutilization of the existing software. To achieve this goal, a PHP connector between these applications was developed and several modules in the PDS configuration were modified.On the other hand, providing a simplified access to Metalib has been solved using Xerxes and integrating it in a Drupal website.Results Thanks to this connector the BV-SSPA was able to get all its users remotely accessing its new metasearcher without changing the way they used to validate, or without having to remember a new username and password. Futhermore,  thanks to Xerxes, it is possible to use Metalib from a simple interface and without having to leave the BV-SSPA website to go its native interface.
YR 2010
FD 2010-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1463
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1463
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NO Matamoros-Casas T. Integrating Metalib and SFX into the BV-SSPA. 5th IGeLU Conference [Internet]; 2010 30th August – 1st September 2010.  30th August – 1st September 2010; Ghent, Belgium
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