[WEB4LIB] Wireless in Libraries

[LINDHOLM Janus L]

But are any of the libraries that are using wireless public, as opposed to
Universities that have a, more or less, controlled population?  I just don't
see how to incorporate wireless in a public environment where our patrons
are very fleeting.  I would be very tentative about loading drivers, cards,
etc., on a patrons laptop.  Are there public libraries out there doing this?
And if so how?

Janus Lindholm                 Applications Support Tech. Sr.
Eugene Public Library          541-682-6894
Eugene Oregon                  janus.l.lindholm at ci.eugene.or.us



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Drew, Bill [mailto:drewwe at snymorva.morrisville.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 9:45 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Wireless in Libraries
> 
> 
> I am quite happy to see this discussion.  I was beginning to 
> wonder if there
> were any other libraries doing this.  The many replies to my original
> message show that lots of us are applying this technology.  I 
> am still very
> interested in developing services for wireless patrons, 
> especially those
> services that go beyond our traditional services.  
> 
> -----
> Wilfred (Bill) Drew
> Associate Librarian, Systems and Reference
> SUNY Morrisville College Library
> drewwe at morrisville.edu
> Home: http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe
> Not Just Cows: http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/njc/
> Library: http://www.morrisville.edu/library/
> Have Laptop -- Will Travel.
> 
> 
> You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places 
> where people
> sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our 
> policy of employing
> wild animals as librarians. 
> - Monty Python skit 
>