granting access by the public to USB ports

[John Fitzgibbon]

Hi,

At present, we do not give the public access to the USB ports of our public PCs. We are now in the process of drawing up a library development plan which will cover the next five years and we are looking at this policy in the light of recent technological developments. As far as I know, with most e-book readers, it is possible to download  e-books wirelessly; a USB connection is not needed. However, many MP3 players and cameras are not able to connect to a PC or to the Internet wirelessly.

If we grant access to the USB ports of our PCs we would probably have to password protect the boot-up process, otherwise people will be able to boot up the PC from a USB pen. Are there any workarounds for this difficulty?

Is it best for us to leave well enough alone?

I would appreciate any advice.

Regards
John

John Fitzgibbon
Executive Librarian

w: www.galwaylibrary.ie


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