Chat on public access Internet

[Barb Dunn]

I'd like to second the following sentiment.  I 
was part of a games design class for which we had 
to review several games and to do this, it was 
necessary for most of us to visit our university's 
public computing clusters after the consultants' hours because 
game playing is prohibited in those facilities.  
Computers really aren't a tool but instead are 
a medium and so are a lot more flexible than a tool.
We don't often think of them that way and sometimes
unintentionally limit others' growth.  

--Barb Dunn

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> 3/ in an academic library setting, it is important to consult with the
> teaching faculty before making policy.  If faculty are requiring that
> students do research by signing up for Carl UnCover, then receiving
> e-mail is going to be a critical part of their research.  If some
> faculty are using chat rooms as part of their instructional technology,
> then disallowing chat may not be acceptable on workstations that have an
> instructional support mission in addition to their reference services
> mission.  Etc.
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