Now you're talking! :)
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Walt Lessun <waltl_at_gogebic.edu> wrote:
> Come to Gogebic Community College. You can use our computers and I
> might even buy you a beer.
>
>
> Walter Lessun, MSLS, MBA
> Director
> Alex D. Chisholm Library
> Gogebic Community College
> High Tech and Affordable: Your Superior Educational Choice
> http://www.gogebic.edu/library
> Ex ultione gaudium
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kyle Banerjee
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:42 AM
> To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] If Academic Libraries Remove Computers, Will
> Anyone Come?
>
> >
> > Another twist that I had forgotten: when I go to UC Berkeley to use
> the
> > library there (as a lowly 'citizen of the state of California') I
> cannot
> > connect to their wireless network, which requires a campus login.
>
>
> I work for a consortium, and I encounter this problem at almost every
> campus
> I serve. When I visit nonacademic libraries, there is absolutely nothing
> unusual about being prompted for logon credentials just to access the
> open
> internet (i.e. not subscription databases subject to licensing
> restrictions). With few exceptions, I can't get credentials for
> temporary
> access.
>
> Curiously enough, I've come to expect not to have to supply credentials
> in
> most hotels and other businesses I frequent when all I need is internet
> access. In the event that I need credentials, these are usually given to
> me
> outright and I can work without restriction.
>
> For all the brouhaha we create over open access, we really make it a
> PITA to
> actually get to anything. As alternative access gets easier, cheaper,
> and
> better, we are steadily getting squeezed out of the action and it's no
> mystery why.
>
> kyle
>
>
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Kyle Banerjee
> Digital Services Program Manager
> Orbis Cascade Alliance
> banerjek_at_uoregon.edu / 503.999.9787
>
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Kyle Banerjee
Digital Services Program Manager
Orbis Cascade Alliance
banerjek_at_uoregon.edu / 503.999.9787
Received on Fri Apr 30 2010 - 12:06:21 EDT