Comments on: No IRC at work? http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2006/05/05/no-irc-at-work/ Resources for librarians who are interested in the application of web design and technologies in libraries Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:34:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Zan http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2006/05/05/no-irc-at-work/#comment-28424 Zan Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:42:52 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2006/05/05/no-irc-at-work/#comment-28424 ircatwork.com can help too...they're just looking for funding ATM to keep it up and running. ircatwork.com can help too…they’re just looking for funding ATM to keep it up and running.

]]> By: Michael http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2006/05/05/no-irc-at-work/#comment-2918 Michael Tue, 09 May 2006 15:19:55 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2006/05/05/no-irc-at-work/#comment-2918 MPOW (University) has everything locked down too. However, they gave me (the Systems Librarian) the admin password for all the computers in the library. So if someone wants to play with a piece of software, I can install it for them, and if it is someone I trust, I will even log them in as admin so they can get everything set up themselves. It is not a perfect solution, but it seems a reasonable middle ground - librarians don't have to put in a request to the IT department and wait a day for someone to show up as long as I am around, and they don't bother me about something as silly as dancing cats (well, except for the library director, that is). MPOW (University) has everything locked down too. However, they gave me (the Systems Librarian) the admin password for all the computers in the library. So if someone wants to play with a piece of software, I can install it for them, and if it is someone I trust, I will even log them in as admin so they can get everything set up themselves.

It is not a perfect solution, but it seems a reasonable middle ground - librarians don’t have to put in a request to the IT department and wait a day for someone to show up as long as I am around, and they don’t bother me about something as silly as dancing cats (well, except for the library director, that is).

]]> By: Kaijsa http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2006/05/05/no-irc-at-work/#comment-2686 Kaijsa Fri, 05 May 2006 22:23:32 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2006/05/05/no-irc-at-work/#comment-2686 This post really resonates with me. I'm in reference, and my locked-down office computer is such a drag. I do need media players so I can participate in webcasts, etc. I just moved to my current university library from another that gave all the librarians admin permissions. We rarely had problems with staff computers there, and the problems we did have could usually be traced to the mail client anyway. I'm keeping a log of all the programs I want to install and why so that next week, when we're between semesters, I can make my case to the systems folks. Maybe they'll get so tired of me requesting things that they'll up my permissions! This post really resonates with me. I’m in reference, and my locked-down office computer is such a drag. I do need media players so I can participate in webcasts, etc.

I just moved to my current university library from another that gave all the librarians admin permissions. We rarely had problems with staff computers there, and the problems we did have could usually be traced to the mail client anyway.

I’m keeping a log of all the programs I want to install and why so that next week, when we’re between semesters, I can make my case to the systems folks. Maybe they’ll get so tired of me requesting things that they’ll up my permissions!

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