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From: Kathy Carter [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 4:54 PM
To: Holly Gordon
Subject: Re: [ctls-l] Wi-fi and libraries
>From La Grange
Wi-fi is available on both floors of the library as well as in most of
the park that surrounds our building and has been for several years.
People access it after hours all the time and we have had no problems
that I am aware of. There are no passwords. I'm not the tech person
but I know our wi-fi is on its own server and is completely separate
from the library server. We let people know wi-fi is available and it
is up to them to know how to access it.
Patrons who use our pc's to access the internet fill out a user
agreement form, wi-fi users do not.
----- Original Message -----
From: Holly Gordon <mailto:[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 4:42 PM
Subject: [ctls-l] Wi-fi and libraries
I'm forwarding this for Jan Steele at Lago vista. I have my
opinions, but I would like to hear from you folks out there -- what has
your experience been, good and bad, with wireless?
From: Jan Steele [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:41 PM
To: 'Laurie Mahaffey'
Subject: Wi-fi and libraries
Laurie,
We are getting ready to offer wireless Internet service to our
laptop users. I have some concerns about security and would like to
know how other libraries handle it.
1. Do you provide passwords?
2. If so, do you limit wi-fi availability to the same hours
that the library is open?
3. Are you concerned about users sitting outside the
library after closing hours to use the wi-fi? (In other words, are
there any problems with vandalism?)
4. What is the best way to prevent a user from penetrating
the library's firewall?
Thank you in advance for your answers!
Jan Steele
Librarian/Director
Lago Vista Public Library
5803 Thunderbird, Suite 40
Lago Vista, TX 78645
(512) 267-3868
[email protected]
