[Web4lib] balckboard

[Yuliya Lef]

Alma, 

If you are looking to allow access to the databases directly from Blackboard
without re-authenticating your users, EZProxy allows you to do this with
referring URL authentication:
http://www.usefulutilities.com/support/usr/referer.html

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Yuliya Lef
Virtual Library Coordinator
Colorado Mountain College
333 Fiedler Ave. 
P.O. Box 1414
Dillon, CO 80435
970-468-5989 (phone)
970-468-5018 (fax)
ylef at coloradomtn.edu
http://www.coloradomtn.edu/library/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org 
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Alma Garcia
> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:35 AM
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Web4lib] balckboard
> 
> 
> We are looking at implementing Blackboard to replace a 
> home-grown system 
> now being used.   We also use EZproxy for authentication for out DB 
> access from off campus.  We have been told that 
> "non-enterprise version 
> cannot use LDAP, which spells manual acct management. "   
> Currently on 
> students registered in a class are allowed access on the 
> home-grown system to the electronic materials for the class.
> 
> Is anyone else out there using this combination of products 
> in the way that we are limiting access?  Please replay 
> offline if that is more appropriate.
> 
> -- 
> Alma García			Library Systems Administrator
> Mills College Library		510-430-2021	
> 5000 MacArthur Blvd.		510-430-3155 fax
> Oakland, CA  94613		
> 
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