E-mail in Libraries

[tonym at csl.northland.ac.nz]

In defence of Dan are we taking umbridge at calling certain people 
BOZO's or are we debating e-mail access in Libraries or both?

For calling a user a BOZO...... I understand fully where Dan is 
coming from. There is always those few whose disregard for their 
peers and self centred outlook on life is equalled only by their 
appalling ignorance of anything existing that may be of help to 
them, (even when it is spoon fed them). 

As for e-mail access to Libraries. This of course depends very 
much on the type of Library. As an academic Library our emphasis 
is ensuring that access is available to our users. Because we are a 
small (particularly by your standards in the US) Library we offer e-
mail access through services like Hotmail. Like Dans' Library we 
prioritise our clientele as well as the services offered through the 
Internet. This is because of the numbers of access points to the 
Internet and the numbers of students wanting to use them requires 
management. It also means that chat, games etc are considered 
very low priority. Research takes precedence. If/when we become 
larger the likelihood of chat, games etc being allowed will end 
accordingly. 

regards,

Tony
Tony Morine
Library & Information Services Manager
Northland Polytechnic
Private Bag 9019
Whangarei
New Zealand
Ph:  0064 9 430 5830 ext:735
Fax: 0064 9 430 5836