[OPLINTECH] Using Public Browser for Library Catalogs

[Kyle Ledford]

Mike,


You might also consider not only running IE in Kiosk Mode but since you already use Group Policy to manage users and security changing the default shell. If these are not multiple use machines (IE Public Catalog terminals) You can change the default shell in group policy from explorer.exe  to iexplore.exe. Then run it in kiosk mode as well. This would give you a windows PC booting to Internet explorer in kiosk mode. If someone would close it out all they would see is a background. No Start menu, Icons  etc. Then if you use tweak ui or some other auto login script you can just reboot the pc if someone closes it out and it returns to the normal PAC state that it was in.


Kyle Ledford

From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hensel
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 4:32 PM
To: oplintech at oplin.org
Subject: [OPLINTECH] Using Public Browser for Library Catalogs

OPLIN Libraries:

We  have been using the free version (v.1) of Public Browser for our public catalogs.  The old version is now causing problems with our newly updated automation system so I'm thinking it's time to either upgrade to version 2 for $125 a year or move to a different product.  I would really like to use a "free" product so with that in mind are then any suggestions.  We basically want to keep users locked in to our web based catalog (Polaris 3.3).  We already use group policy to lock the computers down and alter IE7, but I don't know if I can use GP to do what Public Browser did.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike Hensel
Communications/Marketing Manager
London Public Library
20 E. First Street
London, OH 43140
Voice: 740-852-9543
Fax: 740-852-3691
Cell: 614-325-1429
henselmi at oplin.org<mailto:henselmi at oplin.org>
www.london.lib.oh.us

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