What do you think about the idea of restricting computer access in the library to registered patrons?
10 months, 1 week ago.
7 comments so far
I think that the main problem with Zimmerman is that it is
public access, but I don't know how we would go about restricting
the lab. I know Teresa said something about handing out guest
passwords for the community borrowers, but what about people who
are there for real research-like high school students, or people
visiting who just want to check their email?
Phil and I joked about having a smell detector next to the
others in the entrances. If you smell like you just peed yourself,
no entry!
Yeah, that's the issue. I heard that Mark came up with a great
idea (shocking isn't it?). The plan is to allow anyone to have
limited access on the computers, but with a unm log-in number you
can have unrestricted access. I think it's a happy medium.
Yeah, the student body can use their university passwords to
have unrestricted access to the internet. However, the public users
will only have access to research databases, the card catalogue,
and .gov web sites. The idea being that students can do what they
want on the library computers because they pay for them in their
tuition, but members of the general public can still make use of
the library as a research tool. Personally, I think it's a great
idea.
7 comments so far
I think that the main problem with Zimmerman is that it is public access, but I don't know how we would go about restricting the lab. I know Teresa said something about handing out guest passwords for the community borrowers, but what about people who are there for real research-like high school students, or people visiting who just want to check their email?
Phil and I joked about having a smell detector next to the others in the entrances. If you smell like you just peed yourself, no entry!
10 months ago by jamber.
Yeah, that's the issue. I heard that Mark came up with a great idea (shocking isn't it?). The plan is to allow anyone to have limited access on the computers, but with a unm log-in number you can have unrestricted access. I think it's a happy medium.
10 months ago by izzymcm.
Like blocking certain sites (omg, blocking myspace?! What will the student body do?!) from the public?
...That's actually a good idea. Well, there goes Mark's brain activity allotment for the month.
10 months ago by jamber.
They won't block MySpace for students, only non-students.
10 months ago by izzymcm.
Not for students?
10 months ago by edythemighty.
Yeah, the student body can use their university passwords to have unrestricted access to the internet. However, the public users will only have access to research databases, the card catalogue, and .gov web sites. The idea being that students can do what they want on the library computers because they pay for them in their tuition, but members of the general public can still make use of the library as a research tool. Personally, I think it's a great idea.
10 months ago by izzymcm.
Now all we need is to free bittorent! Woo! At least where I'm studying :)
10 months ago by edythemighty.