Secure and seamless identity authentication is essential for today’s geographically-dispersed research collaboration. The RA21 initiative (http://ra21.org) recently published a NISO Recommended Practice, which calls for the use of federated identity management to provide a secure and streamlined user experience for access to scholarly information resources and research collaboration services. RA21 began in 2016 as a joint initiative sponsored by NISO and the International Association of STM Publishers. Since that time, RA21 has worked collaboratively with stakeholders from academic institutions, corporations, identity federations, and scholarly publishers to conduct pilots and test prototypes with practicing researchers.  This session will discuss how the RA21 recommendations will improve student success by providing more seamless access to scholarly information resources while also striking the right balance with potential privacy concerns.

RA21: Secure, seamless access for research

2019 Fall National Meeting

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