There is considerable interest in leveraging SAFIRE and eduGAIN to integrate with the various library information providers, such as academic content, journal, and database publishers. Information providers variously term this “Shibboleth”, “SAML” or “Institutional” logins, and in most cases are already integrated with other federations around the world. The following documents the integration status of various providers in SAFIRE. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Status No SA institutions listed by default Login link terminology Sign in via your Institution Documentation http://libraries.acm.org/subscriptions-access/authentication Authorization attribute(s) eduPersonEntitlement American Chemical Society Status Tested, Working Login link terminology Find my institution Status since January 2021 This provider appears to have adopted SeamlessAccess for login, which is a new standard that greatly improves the user experience. …

In April 2020, SAFIRE was approached by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) who expressed interest in joining SAFIRE as a Service Provider. …

While Kortex have temporarily made limited free access available under their Free Student eTextbook Programme FSTP, federated authentication using institutional credentials is also now possible. …

The international science community has asked for help in connecting researchers and scientists to collaborations that are rapidly forming in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. …