Wireless LANs in libraries/on campuses: some general info and links

[Dave Piper]

To Heidi and the WEB4LIB list:

Earlier this year, I tracked down information about wireless LAN
applications on campuses and in libraries so that I could provide some
background information for a poster I presented on our library's wireless
classroom at this year's Medical Library Association annual meeting.

Perhaps some of this information may be of use to others interested in
wireless LAN applications.  Check out:
	http://www.ahsc.arizona.edu/wireless/other.html#librarylans
This page has links to about two dozen institutions that are doing
wireless projects.

I must confess that I have not been actively maintaining this page so most
of the links are current only as of May.

	--Dave

        Dave Piper, MLS
        Arizona Health Sciences Library
        The University of Arizona
        1501 N Campbell Ave             dpiper at ahsl.arizona.edu
        PO Box 245079                      520.626.2529 (voice)
        Tucson AZ  85724-5079                520.626.2922 (fax)



On Wed, 27 Sep 2000 Heidi.Yelk at courts.state.wi.us wrote:

> I am also interested in this aspect.  How are libraries making wireless an
> option for the laptop-carrying patron?  Are NIC cards sold by the library or
> university?  
> And on a larger scale.... could a listperson who knows the ins and outs of
> networking respond to the following scenario: I envision an ideal wireless
> world where a university student could outfit his/her lap with a wireless
> NIC card and access the university network on campus.  Then, he/she could
> also go to the local public library and using the same laptop, NIC card (and
> guest login) access the public library's wireless network.  Perhaps if the
> person's workplace had a wireless network, the laptop could also be used
> there.  Would this be possible?  What needs to be done to make it possible?
> Standardization? If all of the networks are the same "type" could this work?
> Thanks,
> Heidi
> 
> Heidi A. Yelk
> Reference/Electronic Services Librarian
> Wisconsin State Law Library
> One East Main St.
> Madison WI 53703
> 608/261-7555
> heidi.yelk at courts.state.wi.us
>