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Easy Remote Access to Any Database: A New OPLIN Service Don Yarman OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting October 28, 2005
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Page 1: Easy Remote Access to Any Database: A New OPLIN Service Don Yarman OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting October 28, 2005.

Easy Remote Access to Any Database:

A New OPLIN Service

Don Yarman

OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting

October 28, 2005

Page 2: Easy Remote Access to Any Database: A New OPLIN Service Don Yarman OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting October 28, 2005.

October 28, 2005 OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting

The Bottom Line

OPLIN can provide remote access to any database you have subscribed to. Email [email protected] to get started.

Page 3: Easy Remote Access to Any Database: A New OPLIN Service Don Yarman OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting October 28, 2005.

October 28, 2005 OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting

Two Sides of the Authentication Coin

1. Identify authorized user

2. Communicate authorization to vendor

Page 4: Easy Remote Access to Any Database: A New OPLIN Service Don Yarman OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting October 28, 2005.

October 28, 2005 OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting

OPLIN’s Challenges

What we do, we do statewide. And yet, 251 independent public libraries

(very independent). Some libraries can (and want to) do this on

their own -- we mustn't step on their toes. Common, vendor-preferred mechanism

(referring URL) doesn't work statewide. No statewide standard for library cards.

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October 28, 2005 OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting

The view from Mount Oplin

8 million library patrons Each library card has a library’s name on it

More than 3/4 of Ohio’s libraries have unique library card patterns, making it simple to match library card to library

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October 28, 2005 OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting

Not without its problems…

The very largest & the very smallest 14 characters is a lot to type Existing security holes now easier to find Promiscuous library patrons

Multiple libraries Multiple user categories (Patron? Student?)

Compare to KnowItNow

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October 28, 2005 OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting

My own perspective shift

Yes, we need to keep unauthorized users from accessing subscription content, but it’s more important to ensure that authorized users can get to it.

Remote access can be MY responsibility, not the vendors’.

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October 28, 2005 OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting

I ♥ EZProxy

Eight year battle; simple solution. One server, 260 IP interfaces

Akron Public Library = OH0002 Akron EZProxy = oh0002.oplin.org Proxied IP = 66.213.41.2

Lots of administrative work up front, but the elimination of future administrative tedium.

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October 28, 2005 OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting

How does it work?

Hostname-based rewriting Instead of http://search.epnet.com... http://search.epnet.com.oh0002.oplin.org

DNS entries associate proxy with IP EZProxy requires authentication EZProxy only works with certain domains

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October 28, 2005 OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting

Whoa. 260 configurations?

Largely identical. An “include” line in the configuration files can

pull database entries from another text file. I edit that common file, changing all proxies.

But I can customize the configuration of a specific proxy to add individual databases.

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October 28, 2005 OPLIN Stakeholders’ Meeting

Remote access for anything(if you’ve licensed it)

Tell OPLIN what database you want OPLIN edits your ezproxy.cfg file and adds your login

information to our “Find A Library” database

Tell the vendor to add your proxy IP address 66.213.41.___

Change your database link to OPLIN http://www.oplin.org/controller.php?l=ra&Id=67-_____ Future Development:

http://proxy.oplin.org/login?URL=http://____________

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Any questions?

Don Yarman

Library Services Manager

[email protected]

614-728-5252


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