[OPLINTECH] Internet Filtering & Networking.
Roger O. Young
roger@wcplib.lib.oh.us
Wed, 5 May 2004 12:36:11 -0400
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We have the Sonicwall appliance at Washington County Public Library, and =
subscribe to their filtering solution as well. The cost is about $1000 =
per year, I believe and well worth it. There is a mechanism for turning =
off the filtering for a limited block of time (30 minutes). It =
automatically returns to filtering at the end of that time, or if signed =
out earlier. A shortcut on the desktop lets staff easily access the =
page to turn off filtering by typing in a password. I have had no =
complaints from staff about this. Sometimes the filtering can be a bit =
aggressive in blocking legitimate sites, but this is easily remedied =
through the whitelist feature. We have been pretty well satisfied with =
it since we implemented it last July.
Roger O. Young
I T Coordinator
Washington County Public Library
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Maria Wilburn=20
To: oplintech@oplin.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 12:04 PM
Subject: [OPLINTECH] Internet Filtering & Networking.
I'm the technology coordinator for the Carnegie Public Libraries in =
Fayette County. In response to the upcoming filtering legislation we're =
looking into adding filtering to our network. We currently have a NT =
network and a Sonicwall Firewall appliance. I was wondering what =
filtering solutions other libraries are using successfully. My biggest =
concern is the easy of use for my staff. The one big difficultly we see =
is inconvenience of switching filtering off and on for "Adults" by =
request. =20
Also, our library is looking to upgrade our servers to a Windows =
2000/03 systems. I'd like to know if there are any good network =
companies in the Columbus/Dayton area that are familiar with Library =
networking needs, and filtering.
Any Help would be great. Please email me directly.
Maria Wilburn-Technology Coordinator
Carnegie Public Library
740-335-2540
wilburma@oplin.org
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We have the Sonicwall appliance at =
Washington=20
County Public Library, and subscribe to their filtering solution as =
well. =20
The cost is about $1000 per year, I believe and well worth it. =
There is a=20
mechanism for turning off the filtering for a limited block of time (30=20
minutes). It automatically returns to filtering at the end of that =
time,=20
or if signed out earlier. A shortcut on the desktop lets staff =
easily=20
access the page to turn off filtering by typing in a password. I =
have had=20
no complaints from staff about this. Sometimes the filtering can =
be a bit=20
aggressive in blocking legitimate sites, but this is easily remedied =
through the=20
whitelist feature. We have been pretty well satisfied with it =
since we=20
implemented it last July.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roger O. Young</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I T Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Washington County Public =
Library</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dwilburma@oplin.org href=3D"mailto:wilburma@oplin.org">Maria =
Wilburn</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 05, 2004 =
12:04=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [OPLINTECH] Internet =
Filtering=20
& Networking.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm the technology coordinator for =
the Carnegie=20
Public Libraries in Fayette County. In response to the upcoming =
filtering=20
legislation we're looking into adding filtering to our network. We =
currently=20
have a NT network and a Sonicwall Firewall appliance. I was =
wondering=20
what filtering solutions other libraries are using successfully. My =
biggest=20
concern is the easy of use for my staff. The one big difficultly we =
see is=20
inconvenience of switching filtering off and on for "Adults" by =
request. =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Also, our library is looking to upgrade our servers to a Windows =
2000/03=20
systems. I'd like to know if there are any good network =
companies in the=20
Columbus/Dayton area that are familiar with Library networking needs, =
and=20
filtering.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Any Help would be great. Please email me directly.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Maria Wilburn-Technology Coordinator<BR>Carnegie Public=20
Library<BR>740-335-2540<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:wilburma@oplin.org">wilburma@oplin.org</A></DIV></FONT></D=
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