Limiting public web access

[Betty Morganstern]

We have both full Internet access and access to UMI fulltext periodicals as
well as databases such as Gale's Encyclopedia of Associations, Contemporary
Authors on all of our workstations.  Our catalog is a web-based one as well.

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. 

Our library system is county based, consisting of 15 branches, 4 of those
branches have 20 workstations for the public, other branches average about 8
workstations.  All machines are busy at peak times, but I think what we're
finding is to aim towards more workstations overall, rather than designating
some for this database, and some for the web.  

At 04:52 AM 2/8/97 -0800, Richard A. Speer wrote:
>We would like to begin offering web access to selected databases like 
>Wilson Web or the Information Access products, however we are 
>concerned that if we put general web browsers on all of our public 
>machines (of which we have a limited number) then our users will tie 
>them up surfing the web and we will not be able to offer the 
>periodical database access that we currently offer through our cdrom 
>products.  Are there ways that we can offer access only to selected 
>web sites and block users from going to any other sites?
>
>We do have other pc's where general web cruising is allowed, but they 
>are often full during the day and always full from 2:30 until we 
>close.
>
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>Rick Speer                         rspeer at LPL.avcnet.org
>Lewiston Public Library
>200 Lisbon Street                  Voice: (207) 784-0136
>Lewiston, Maine 04240              Fax:   (207) 784-3011
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Betty Morganstern				
Information, Programming and Outreach Librarian
Anne Arundel County Public Library		bmorgans at web.aacpl.lib.md.us
5 Harry S. Truman Pkwy				Voice: 410-222-7371
Annapolis MD 21401				Fax:	410-222-7863