Comments on: can your users “recreate” @ your library? http://www.librarian.net/stax/1926/can-your-users-recreate-your-library/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jim http://www.librarian.net/stax/1926/can-your-users-recreate-your-library/comment-page-1/#comment-54560 Jim Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:03:47 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1926#comment-54560 I read that as "can your users “procreate” @ your library?" Man was I disappointed. I read that as “can your users “procreate” @ your library?” Man was I disappointed.

]]> By: Benjamin http://www.librarian.net/stax/1926/can-your-users-recreate-your-library/comment-page-1/#comment-53530 Benjamin Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:09:55 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1926#comment-53530 I would love to know how "entertainment" uses are to be defined. Should they ban access to the library's OPAC, as people would be using precious bandwidth to look up [gasp] fiction titles? I would love to know how “entertainment” uses are to be defined. Should they ban access to the library’s OPAC, as people would be using precious bandwidth to look up [gasp] fiction titles?

]]> By: Hadrian http://www.librarian.net/stax/1926/can-your-users-recreate-your-library/comment-page-1/#comment-53343 Hadrian Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:15:14 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1926#comment-53343 It's always sad when administrators take this sort of bureaucratic attitude. Overall this is a very short-sighted as more and more in order to fully partake in a democracy you need an e-mail address and way of communicating with people electronically. This allows you to find like minded individuals and influence government representatives. MySpace helps fill this role nicely so should be allowed in any library. One of the small advantages to the system in my library (In New Zealand) is that because customers must pay for access they can use any service they like so long as it doesn't violate the library policy on "Adult Content". It’s always sad when administrators take this sort of bureaucratic attitude.

Overall this is a very short-sighted as more and more in order to fully partake in a democracy you need an e-mail address and way of communicating with people electronically. This allows you to find like minded individuals and influence government representatives. MySpace helps fill this role nicely so should be allowed in any library.

One of the small advantages to the system in my library (In New Zealand) is that because customers must pay for access they can use any service they like so long as it doesn’t violate the library policy on “Adult Content”.

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