The Knowledge Enterprise & Digital Libraries. Manuel Jaffrin EMEA Senior Architect Education & Research Sun Microsystems

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1 The Knowledge Enterprise & Digital Libraries Manuel Jaffrin EMEA Senior Architect Education & Research Sun Microsystems

2 Agenda Sun and the Education community Evolution of the traditional campus Trends & Issues for Digital Libraries System Building up the right infrastructure

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4 Core Competence We Provide Infrastructure for Network Computing

5 Sun's Position in Higher Education Over 2900 Higher Ed customers Lead Unix Vendor for Top Administrative, Library, Portal, and elearning Vendors Digital Library, elearning, Administration Interest Groups Center Of Excellence all around the world Cornell University/Endeavor (US) Donation of Staroffice and Training programs

6 The Knowledge Enterprise

7 The Knowledge Enterprise The E-Education Paradigm

8 Education in the Knowledge Economy Four year degree Training as a cost center Learner mobility Distance education Correspondence & video One-size fits all Geographic institutions Isolated Forty-year degree Competitive advantage Content mobility Distributed learning High-tech multimedia centers Tailored programs Brand name universities Virtual learning communities Merrill Lynch

9 Higher Education Priorities Efficiency Security Leverage existing IT investments Self-service portals E-Learning and Digital assets management Retain students and teachers Mobile and Wireless access 24x7 High QoS

10 Today's reality Many different web development groups on campus. Each group responsible for content creation and presentation. Different Authentication and Authorization between groups. Too much data duplication on campus. Lack of Quality of Service

11 Some trends for Digital Libraries Electronic extension of functions users typically perform and the resources they access in a traditional library Flexible searching capabilities (from Repository to Gateways) Increasing link with elearning and portals Integration within the Global Campus IT

12 Some issues for Digital Libraries Preservation (Deterioration, Evolution and changes in applications and OS) Digital Rights Management Need for a Modular Systems Architecture Availability of Technical Skills Users expectation

13 Key IT Drivers Enterprise Class Architecture Interoperability and Standards New generation Portals Security, Access, Identity Management

14 Platform requirements for success Scalability CPU, Network, Storage High Availability and Serviceability Modularity and Multi layer approach Centralised support Low TCO and High Quality of Service (SLA)

15 Benefits of an Enterprise Architecture User Satisfaction Reducing startup time Minimum training High Availability of systems Quick adoption Rapid growth Easy access to Web Services

16 Business Benefits More efficient, Centralised Management of services Protect Existing & Future Investment Remove Vendor Dependency Use Open Standards for Data Interchange Reduce the Risk Exposure Large Systems can be Built in Stages Low cost, Resource-Sharing architecture

17 Open Standards: the key Cooperate on Standards, Compete on Implementation!

18 Value of Open Standards Choice, Flexibility Innovation Quality and Security 20 years history as contributing member OpenOffice.org GNOME.org Mozilla.org NFS, Java

19 What is a Portal? For Many... Static Search Engine, Collection of URL's Online School Catalog What it can be: Internet entry point for your Campus Active community development Service delivery point for campus community Collection of Intra & Inter campus web services access point

20 Why use Portals? Disparate resources from different sources Act as gateways Need a single point of entry Community development is critical Enable personalised access Minimise training

21 Example of Library Portal

22 Aggregation & Presentation Secondlevel table container Bottomlevel single channel container Top-level tab container Channel content is aggregated using Container Providers and Display Profiles

23 The need for Identity: key drivers A representation of data Intellectual Property Management / Digital Right Management Payment/Fees Personalisation A level of security guaranteeing the likely validity of that representation Security Efficiency The provisioning of services or activities based upon an authenticated identity

24 Today...

25 Glossary of Terms Identity Authentication A representation of data A level of security guaranteeing the likely validity of that representation Authorization The provisioning of services or activities based upon an authenticated identity

26 Possible solutions Centralized Model Federated Model Admin Single Identity Operator College of Art Science Engineering Telecommuniations Digital Library Online Community Payment Community

27 Summary: Sun Value proposition Open and Flexible approach Scalability, Reliability and Security Best of breed partners 20 years of expertise in Network computing Proven track record True partnership

28 The Knowledge Enterprise & Digital Libraries Manuel Jaffrin