[Web4lib] Disable USB drives on public computers

[Brian Stubbs]

I understand this, and that many libraries would not want to implement 
such a procedure because it would interfere with their own defined 
fair-use of their public workstations.  However, I've been asked before 
on this listserve how to disable USB drives on public computers, so I 
thought I would pass this along for those who find it useful.  Whether 
to use it or not, whether it fits your institution's policies, is for 
your institution to determine.

Thanks,

Brian
Charles Shumar wrote:
 > Do the computers have CD-ROMs or Floppy drives?
 > You could do this from both of those too - are they disabled?
 >
 >
 >>>> -----Original Message-----
 >>>> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
 >>>> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Drew, Bill
 >>>> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 3:26 PM
 >>>> To: Thomas Dowling; web4lib at webjunction.org
 >>>> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Disable USB drives on public computers
 >>>>
 >>>>
 >>>> Or I might want to reboot your computer from my USB drive with my own
 >>>> operating system so I could hack into your computer.
 >>>>
 >>>> Wilfred (Bill) Drew
 >>>> E-mail: mailto:drewwe at morrisville.edu
 >>>> AOL Instant Messenger:BillDrew4 "They that can give up essential 
liberty to obtain a little temporary
 >>>> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Benjamin Franklin)
 >>>>
 >>>>
 >>>>> -----Original Message-----
 >>>>> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org 
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of
 >>>> Thomas Dowling
 >>>>> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 3:23 PM
 >>>>> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
 >>>>> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Disable USB drives on public computers
 >>>>>
 >>>>> On 4/28/2006 3:11 PM,
 >>>> travelinlibrarian.8248287 at bloglines.com wrote:
 >>>>>> O.k. I'll bite. What do you have on a public computer that
 >>>>> you don't want
 >>>>>> someone copying to a USB drive. Further, as a patron, I
 >>>>> want to run my portable
 >>>>>> Firefox and would be suitably upset if you didn't let me...
 >>>>> Hear, hear!
 >>>>> Or maybe I just want to save my search results without paying a 
dollar a
 >>>>> page for color printing...
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