[Web4lib] Plug-ins

[Gair Helfrich]

Greetings,

 

What do you do about requests to add plug-ins to your web browsers?
We've got common ones installed, but there are many more out there that
we don't know about until we're asked about it. We just had a request to
add one so a college student could take a math test.  Our security setup
doesn't allow users to download or install executables so any time one
needs adding the staff calls me. After researching it I added it, but
I'm wondering how others deal with this issue. Do you add on a case by
case basis, deny all requests for anything other than standard plug-ins,
etc?

 

Gair

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Gair Helfrich, MLS

Supervising Librarian

Information & Technical Services Manager

Atlantic County Library

40 Farragut Avenue

Mays Landing, NJ 08330

609-625-2776 ext. 6327  Fax: 609-625-8143

ghelfrich at aclsys.org