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<p style="margin-top:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">SeamlessAccess is excited to announce the publication of the first in a series of videos designed to support learning and education around
the SeamlessAccess service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">A key part of our mission is to improve understanding of the technologies that support our SeamlessAccess experience. To date, a significant proportion of our outreach activity has
been in-person presentations at meetings and conferences. Given the current circumstances, and our desire to engage audiences that don’t have access to the same opportunities, we are developing a series of educational videos.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">The first two video titles focus on addressing questions and concerns about federated authentication, the technology underlying the SeamlessAccess service. Both are designed to provide
accessible overviews for a non-technical audience:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjvC_PUj4CI"><span style="color:#216E93">How Federated Authentication</span></a> works provides a conceptual
understanding of how this technology enables more seamless and privacy-preserving access, including definitions of key terms, such as Service Provider, Identity Provider, and Identity Federation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:22.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;font-size:1.1rem">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xRqdc0DeJI"><span style="color:#216E93">Privacy, Attributes, and Why They’re Important</span></a> builds on
the previous video to describe the role that Attributes play in preserving user privacy, and the particular challenge that libraries face in configuring library access.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">Future videos will address other core topics around the use of the SeamlessAccess service, as well as implementation guides covering the various user communities, such as libraries,
technical departments, and publishers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">Over time, we will also expand the range of video features available, including subtitles in multiple languages to improve accessibility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">Our video series can also be found at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xRqdc0DeJI"><span style="color:#216E93">SeamlessAccess YouTube Channel</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212529">We welcome your input - please email us at <a href="mailto:contact@seamlessaccess.org"><span style="color:#216E93">contact@SeamlessAccess.org</span></a> if you have feedback or suggestions
for future videos.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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