Kiosk browsers

[Riesner, Giles W.]

We did this before in our old building using IE and allowing access to
specific sites only (mostly it was catalog only).

I put together documentation a while back and have it available for
download from:

 

http://faculty.ccbcmd.edu/~griesner/CCBCLIB/OpacOnly-details.rtf or

http://faculty.ccbcmd.edu/~griesner/CCBCLIB/OpacOnly-details.pdf    

 

Hope this helps.

 

Giles W. Riesner, Jr. | Lead Library Technician , Library Technology/ 

The Community College of Baltimore County   | 800 South Rolling Road |
Catonsville, MD 21228 USA
Phone:  1-443-840-2736 | Fax: 1-410-455-6436 | Email:
griesner at ccbcmd.edu

CCBC. The incredible value of education. 

 

From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On
Behalf Of Liebhardt, John T.
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 8:44 AM
To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Kiosk browsers

 

Hello all, 

 

We are a medium-sized academic library looking for a kiosk browser that
would allow patrons to do some quick searches on the catalog and
databases, but keep them from loitering on these stand-up machines
watching You Tube videos, checking Facebook, etc. (We have an
information commons where they can research and study.)  

 

We built an in-house version that does a pretty good job keeping people
from leaving the Library website, but the browser is clunky and lacks
usability. 

 

For those using Kiosk browsers, what did you purchase? How is it working
for you? 

 

Thanks,

 

John 

 

 

John Liebhardt

Systems Librarian

Lyman B. Brooks Library

Norfolk State University

700 Park Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23504

Office: 757-823-2334 

Email: jtliebhardt at nsu.edu <mailto:jtliebhardt at nsu.edu> 

 

 

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