InCommon Student Collaboration 17-Dec-2010

Attending:

Mark McConnahay, Indiana University
Mark Scheible, North Carolina State University
R.L. Bob Morgan, University of Washington
Keith Hazelton, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ann West, Internet2
Dean Woodbeck, Internet2 (scribe)

Remote Proofing Survey Follow-up

• Mark M. has recruited the Data Management and Research office (Linda Shepherd) at Indiana to produce a structured analysis of the survey results. The target date for a draft is late January.
• After this analysis, we need to report back to InCommon and AACRAO in writing. There is also the possibility of producing articles for College and University and for the EDUCAUSE publication. May want to discuss conclusions, as well as alternative methods and practices that emerged.
• May also be some good information from the UK or other federations that may have more experience with remote proofing - such information would be good for best practices.
• Report will have three main sections - drafts to be complete for January 21 InC-Student call:
  • Analysis of problem - Keith
  • Results of survey - Mark M.
  • Alternatives
    • Bob will contact JISC about best practices
    • Keith will ping Refeds list
    • Ann will send a note to the IdM list to see if anyone has a remote proofing system that they think really works
    • Ann and Keith worked up three alternatives (one was a red herring) for the presentations at Educuase and Internet2 - Ann will write those up.
    • Could also write up any interesting practices that emerge from the survey.

Identity Proofing Vendors

• Ann had a contact from Acxiom after the Internet2 member meeting - sent her some info about Axiom services.
• Might be interesting to talk to a campus that uses Acxiom (could gather info from survey) and ask about their results
• U of Minn. auditor Denis Skogsted asked whether InCommon had considered entering into a bulk arrangement with Acxiom (or others) for campuses to use in doing remote proofing.
• Ann will ask the Acxiom rep to join the next InC-Student call (Jan. 7)
• The consensus was to seek out other vendors and gather information from them, as well (Equifax? Lexis/Nexis?).
• There was also a discussion about what other sectors do that employ remote proofing (federal government, financial institutions). Mark S. will contact Rodney Petersen from EDUCAUSE to see if he knows how the feds approach this.

NEXT CALL - Fri., Jan. 7, 3 p.m. EST, with Acxiom rep.