Limiting public web access

[Richard A. Speer]

> While not always financially possible with every database, we have aimed
> towards having our catalog, periodicals, databases and the Web on all of our
> workstations.  
> I'm not sure why you want to separate the Internet from periodicals.  It has
> been confusing for our patrons when you have to say well this workstation
> has this service, and that one has something else.  Signs alone are not
> sufficient. 
That is an admirable goal and one that we share as well, but if we 
had the full WWW available on all of our workstations it would be 
difficult for patrons who need to use our catalog and periodical 
indices to get on a machine. 

This is a temporary fix and one that we hope to abandon within a 
year.  In the meantime, thanks to all who suggested using Ikiosk to 
limit access. 

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Rick Speer                         rspeer at LPL.avcnet.org
Lewiston Public Library
200 Lisbon Street                  Voice: (207) 784-0135
Lewiston, Maine 04240              Fax:   (207) 784-3011
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