FIM4L is an international activity with members from at least 4 continents. The European branch has also organized as a LIBER working group. Further information on that LIBER working group can be found at: https://libereurope.eu/strategy/research-infrastructures/fim4l/
Following institutions and people are behind FIM4L:
Libraries, institutions to which a library belongs and library associations
- LIBER as umbrella organisation of European research libraries: Andrej Vrčon
- Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands: Jos Westerbeke, University Library
- Duke University, US: Rob Carter
- CzechELib – National Centre for Electronic Information Resources, Czech Republic: Jiri Pavlik
- Globethics.net Library, Switzerland: Andreas Waldvogel
- Maastricht University, Netherlands: Ivo Zelis, University Library
- Moravian Library, Brno, Czech Republic: Petr Zabicka
- State Library Berlin, Germany: Gerrit Gragert
- University of Essex, UK: Caroline Checkley, University Library
- University of Illinois, US: Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University Library
- Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands: Peter Vanboheemen, University Library
Infrastructure providers (GEANT, NRNs and Computing centers)
- GEANT: Licia Florio, Nicole Harris
- DFN, Germany: Wolfgang Pempe
- CESNET, Czech Republic: Ilona Trtikova
- Eko-Konnect, Nigeria: Owen Iyoha
- GARR, Italy: Barbara Monticini, Davide Vaghetti
- Internet2, USA: Ken Klingenstein, Nick Roy
- JISC, UK: Stefan Paetow
- SURFnet, Netherlands: Raoul Teeuwen, Maarten Kremers (also REFEDS)
- UbuntuNet Alliance (regional REN for southern and eastern Africa), Malawi: Chris Rohrer
- WACREN, regional REN for West and Central Africa: Omo OAIYA
IT Consultancies, Service Providers, Standards Organisations
- DAASI International, Germany: Peter Gietz, David Hübner
- LibLynx, USA: Tim Lloyd (also RA21)
- OCLC, USA: Sander Engelberts, Judith Bush (also SeamlessAccess)
- Spherical Cow Consulting, USA: Heather Flanagan (also SeamlessAccess)
- NISO, USA: Jason Griffey (also SeamlessAccess)
- ORCID, USA: Chris Schillum (also SeamlessAccess)
Publishers
- Elsevier, The Netherlands etc.: Meshna Koren
Background information:
● Understanding Federated identity, RA21 and other authentication methods
● Stanford Libraries Statement on Patron Privacy and Database Access
● Protecting Patron Privacy in Digital Resources
● Video with considerations related to attribute release
● JISC blog about federated authentication and privacy (GDPR)
● Discussion on Introduction of an Entity Category for Library Services (see the comments for the latest thinking/argument)