[13119] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Library Services to users outside of the library
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Charles W. Bailey, Jr.)
Mon Mar 6 20:04:14 2000
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 09:30:26 -0600
From: "Charles W. Bailey, Jr." <cbailey@UH.EDU>
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There was a presentation at the CNI Spring 1999 Task Force Meeting about
wireless use at the new William T. Young Library at the University of
Kentucky (as I recall they also provided significant wired support for
laptops). See http://www.cni.org/tfms/1999a.spring/PBrief1-99Stf.html for
a brief synopsis. See http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/wty.html for the Young
Library home page.
At 09:35 AM 3/2/00 -0500, you wrote:
>First, thanks for bringing PACS-L back. It has been missed.
>
>My question or issue concerns this. Our college is now a "ThinkPad
>University." We are fast approaching the point where over half of our
>students will have laptops (IBM ThinkPads) both wired and wireless. The
>library will be getting wireless networking for the students by the end of
>March. I have been trying to research what university and college libraries
>are doing to provide services or identify unique services to such roaming
>users. There is virtually nothing of any real significance in the
>literature (at least via Library Lit. and ERIC).
>
>We have instituted a service that uses AOL Instant Manager to allow remote
>users on their home computers or laptops to contact the reference desk. I
>am conducting a survey in one of the programs that is almost 100% laptop
>students to see if there are better or other preferred ways for those users
>to reach us.
>
>What services are libraries providing to such remote or mobile users? We
>are now testing EZProxy for remote off campus access to our databases and
>college intranet. What else should we be doing?
>
>-----
>Wilfred (Bill) Drew
>Associate Librarian, Systems and Reference
>SUNY Morrisville College Library
>drewwe@morrisville.edu
>Home: http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe
>Not Just Cows: http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/njc/
>Library: http://www.morrisville.edu/library/
>VOTE -- March 7, New York Primary
>
Best Regards,
Charles
Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Systems,
University Libraries, University of Houston, Houston, TX
77204-2091. E-mail: cbailey@uh.edu. Voice: (713) 743-9804.
Fax: (713) 743-9811.
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