Hello all, Lafayette College is in the planning stages for a DSpace repository. While our planning team (which includes a few faculty members) is interested in providing public access to undergraduate honors theses, some other faculty members have expressed concerns. In looking at permission forms used by other institutions, I see that students are often given a choice of the level of access they desire: world, on-campus, or none.
This, for me, raises questions about the granularity of authentication. I had thought that authentication was controlled at the collection level, but now I wonder if it can be controlled at the item level. So far, I have only installed an open system with no authentication, so I'm in uncharted water. My questions: Is it possible to have a single collection that provides open access to certain documents, and IP or LDAP restricted access to others? If this level of granularity is possible, is it difficult to implement? Do others have advice for dealing with these issues (either politically, and technically)? Thanks for whatever help you can provide. Eric Luhrs Digital Initiatives Librarian Lafayette College ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
