Guest access to public workstations

["Scot Capehart" <scot.capehart@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Please forgive this slightly off-topic query and modest cross-posting. I'm
hoping to get a broad sample of what other libraries' current practice is
regarding security and access to public workstations.

Our college is moving toward a security model that requires all users to
login to public workstations for any use. Our libraries, however, have
reciprocal use agreements with area colleges and those students will not
have accounts here.

If your institution requires network authentication (for example, via LDAP)
for all computer use, how do you handle guest use? Do you assign a temporary
username and password to the guest? Do you have a local guest account on
public workstations? How are matters of security vs. access addressed?

Please respond to me off-list and I will gladly compile a summary of results
for the list.

Thanks,

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   Scot Capehart
   Systems Librarian
   Simmons College Libraries

   scot.capehart@xxxxxxxxxx
   Phone 617.521.2755
   Fax 617.521.3093

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