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Dear All I was reading in the latest 'Information World Review' that JISC will cease paying for Athens authentication for university-based resources in July 08, and begin managing access via Shibboleth. I was wondering what the implications are likely to be for us medical librarians, as we are currently heavy users of Athens authentication. By implication, it seems as though the new JISC model might also become a system in which we in the healthcare sector should be interested/move towards in the future (?) I am unclear what the advantages of Shibboleth are, as I have never been involved in using that system. Is there anyone out there who understands this well enough to tell me what the implications are, and if we should be thinking about planning our access differently in the future? I am currently struggling with publishers of e-journals who are not yet using Athens authentication! Best wishes Diane Diane Pritchatt Senior Information Professional NHS Blood and Transplant Vincent Drive Edgbaston BIRMINGHAM B15 2SG Tel: 0121 254 0512 Fax: 0121 254 0516 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The National Blood Service Do something amazing today - Give Blood. Please call 0845 7 711 711. You can visit us at www.blood.co.uk, or on BBC2, Ceefax page 465. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The National Blood Service is part of NHS Blood and Transplant. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The views expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender, and not necessarily those of the National Blood Service. This text confirms that this e-mail message and its attachments have been swept for the presence of computer viruses by the National Blood Service, however we cannot guarantee that they are virus free. All e-mails and their attachments to and from the nbs.nhs.uk domain may be archived, and their contents monitored.