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Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs
From: David Gillett <gillettdavid () FHDA EDU>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:10:08 -0800
Since we haven't abolished open ports, just limited what they can do, you might call it a draw. In general, I've found the library a useful analogy, as an example of a shared educational resource that isn't a free-for- all commons, but is administered by staff and provides varying degrees of access. Anybody can walk in off the street and browse the public stacks, but if they want borrowing privileges or access to restricted/reserved materials, they need to show ID that establishes their relationship with the college, and not even the librarians are allowed to set fire to the books or dump them on the floor and use the shelves to store personal items, or keep books out indefinitely, or play loud music in the study carrels.... And nobody has cows and kittens when the library staff enforce those rules. David Gillett
-----Original Message----- From: Valdis Kletnieks [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks () VT EDU] Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:16 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] Public Access Library Ports (was Re: [SECURITY] Open access to student labs On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:21:05 PST, Samuel Young said:We require our students and visitors to logon to ournetwork everywhere.There are a few computers in the library that allow publicaccess, butwe are about to close that loop as well.Often, librarians have cows and kittens when the network people threaten to close that loophole (for reasons that are totally justified in their world view). What methods and/or reasoning did sites use to win the political battle (or equally interesting, did the library win)?
Current thread:
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs, (continued)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs Christopher E. Cramer (Dec 21)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs David Warner (Dec 21)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs Wayne Bullock (Dec 21)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs Wayne Bullock (Dec 21)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs Sheri J Thompson (Dec 21)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs Samuel Young (Dec 21)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs Wayne Bullock (Dec 21)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs Joey Rego (Dec 21)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs Bill Betlej (Dec 21)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs Chris Allison (Dec 21)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs David Gillett (Dec 21)
- Re: Public Access Library Ports (was Re: Open access to student labs Samuel Young (Dec 21)