1. A method for combining off-peak and just-in-time (JIT) retrieval of directory information, the method comprising: providing a hybrid integrator operating with an integration directory capable of retrieving directory information in a JIT manner; receiving a request for directory information at the hybrid integrator; recording the request in the hybrid integrator; determining, during an off-peak period, whether each of a set of current attribute values corresponding to the request is current; and retrieving, during the off-peak period, a set of updated current attribute values based on the determining, wherein the set of updated current attributes is retrieved from at least one of the following: a directory server, and an external source.