We've been considering various options. For us it's a matter of some material kept on an in house server that should be local access only. We're looking at controlling access via the user's IP address, or requiring a login. So we are quite interested in how others have approached this.
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Craig Butosi <craig.but...@rcmusic.ca> wrote: > Hi all, > > Running Koha 3.20.02 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with Apache 2.4.7. > > I had a question about the authentication of electronic resource links in > Koha. I'd like to explore a method of managing access to links to > e-resources (856 fields) that would (1) prevent an anonymous user from > navigating to the full-text of an e-resource via the 856 link; and (2) to > show an 856 link to the full-text of an e-resource to authenticated users. > I am thinking here of how universities and colleges manage their > e-resources (i.e., allow registered students access to e-content but > denying unauthorized access from unofficial users). The problem is that > I've never talked with anyone who could explain how this is done generally. > I'm sure it varies across institutions. > > So, can Koha (presumably with server-side software) do this, and how can > it be done? Is this what CAS or SIP2 is for? > > Hope this is clear. Happy to provide more info. This is not my area, but > I'd like to explore further. Feel free to point me to info resources on > this too. > > Many thanks! > > > Craig Butosi, MA, MLIS, B Mus (Hons.) > LIBRARY SERVICES MANAGER > the royal conservatory > TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning > 273 Bloor Street West > Toronto, ON M5S 1W2 > 416.408.2824 x338 > www.rcmusic.ca<http://www.rcmusic.ca/> > > > > Note: This email message and any attachments are intended only for the use > of the individual to which it is addressed, and may contain information > that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under > applicable law. If the recipient of this email is not the intended > recipient (or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the email to > the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any review, > dissemination, distribution or copying or other use of this message is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, > please notify the sender immediately by return email and delete this > message and attachments from your system, thank you. > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > -- Elaine Bradtke Data Wrangler VWML English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY Tel +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Company No. 297142 Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52) _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
