On Mar 22, 2007, at 10:51 PM, Jeremy Frumkin wrote:
It isn’t clear to me that there is enough added value to libraries at this point to adopt OpenID – of course, I’d be glad to buy someone a beer if they provide a use case to convince me otherwise ;-)
OK, I'll bite: * We build a registry mapping OpenID providers to OpenURL resolvers. * A user comes to our tool for finding licensed material (eg, a LibraryFind implementation) * If (by IP, OCLC's link resolver) we know the OpenURL resolver, rewrite URLs to point at that resolver. * Otherwise, we punt to an OpenID login form, and look them up in the OpenID -> Resolver registry, and use that resolver when rewriting links. Now, anyone whose institution has both has an OpenURL resolver and provides OpenIDs can use our tool, without making any interaction with us. The really nice thing is that (at least for us) the OpenID resolver handles trust issues, proxying requests if necessary. The resolver doesn't need to be OpenID-aware -- though it would make for a nicer experience. Cheers, -Nate