Understanding Changes in Access Mechanisms to Online Content

In this session, we will review the current landscape of remote access technologies from the perspective of Internet standards development, vendor support, and library impact. We will share how companies like Google, Apple, and others are introducing new privacy-enhancing features that are already impacting the traditional ways libraries provide access to remote content and how traditional access technologies such as IP address and Referral URL authorization are already being blocked by some web browsers. Even federated identity will see changes to how the protocols work to enable authentication and authorization online. We will also explore approaches that stakeholders across the industry can use to mitigate the impact on remote access in the short term and advocate beyond our industry for longer-term solutions to address this critical need.