One member expressed specific concern about the vagueness of section 3.2.2 Add material about the legal requirements for records retention in section 3.3.1 Add discussion of ADA in 3.3.1. General Use open, publicly-documented protocols and API s. Avoid proprietary communications and formats. Directories Campus-wide directory of persons, etc. If digital video is a part of WBLS then this is a planning guide for that technology, and may raise some cautions about pre-packaged WBLS software.
Authentication Recommends a shared authentication system that leaves authorization to local systems.
Ideally, a WBLS should be able to use a campus authentication system, but that may present problems with off-campus students. A WBLS should expect to handle its own authorization decisions. Email Attachments Use the MIME Internet standard for files and documents attached to email messages. When the interaction of participants in a WBLS involves the use of email, then any attachments should be in MIME and the software should be able to process MIME attachments. Exchange Structured Data Systems should negotiate specific formats, allowing different application configurations.