are saying about Grouper
- Tracy Futhey, CIO, Duke University
Grouper Survey Summary (pdf) (August 2011) NEW
IAM Online ARCHIVE: Get Schooled on the New Grouper 2.0 (September 2011)
Getting Started with Grouper (pdf)
Jasig Conference Supplementary Seminar, May 22, 2011
- Brown Extends Grouper Use Across a Broad Array of Applications (pdf)
- Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) (pdf)
- Northern Arizona University (pdf)
Video: Structuring Groups in Grouper (13-January-2011)
GRAND, a JISC-funded project at Newcastle University (UK):
GRanularity, Audit, N-tier, and Delegation
ESCO-Grouper UI v2.6 released. (13-January-2011) more...
Internet2 and Kuali Announce Middleware Software Integration (30-June-2010)
Interview with Grouper Working Group Chair Tom Barton (wav: 14 minutes)
(16-December-2009)
Grouper Update (PDF)
Tom Barton, U. Chicago
TERENA EuroCAMP, Budapest, November 2009
Video: Exporting Data from Grouper using Talend (Newcastle University, UK)
Why Use Grouper?
Grouper helps collaboration happen. You can set up groups for many purposes, such as standing committees, ad hoc research teams, departments, or classes. Key collaborative applications -- mailing lists, wikis, calendars, etc. -- can use this group information to make authorization decisions.
Single Point of Control
When using Grouper, once a person is added or removed from a group, the group-related privileges are automatically updated in all of your collaborative applications. Grouper allows efficient management of the membership roster at a single point. For more information about the benefits, see this page.
Who Can Use Grouper?
Anyone needing to manage group access to resources can use Grouper -- from accountants to zoologists. A researcher might create a group and enable members to participate on an email list or view a web site. Students might use Grouper to set up and manage groups for similar applications as they work together on shared projects and class work. Your IT staff can delegate group management and enable those leading collaborations to set up and manage their own groups.
Getting Started
Download the software and join our community for tricks, techniques, and support.
Development of the Grouper Group Management Toolkit was supported with funding from University of Chicago and the University of Bristol with additional support from Internet2 through their NSF Middleware Initiative (Cooperative Agreements No. OCI-0330626, OCI-0721896, and OCI-1032468) and the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).
