[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Suggestions for locking down OPAC computers

[Bill Erickson]

Though I've never tried it myself, Firefox has a Kiosk Mode extension.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1659

-b


On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Rick Cromi <rcromi at starklibrary.org>wrote:

>  We used OPAC-only machines in the past.
>
> In the GPO for those, we ran Internet Explorer as a shell in kiosk mode.
> There are a couple of methods you could use (including Group Policy) to
> allow/deny any other web sites and lock IE down.
>
> If GPOs aren’t applying, however, I think you have some other issues to
> address first.
>
> Richard A. Cromi
> System Analyst
> Stark County District Library
> 715 Market Ave. N.
> Canton, OH. 44702
> Phone: 330-458-3142
> Email: rcromi at starklibrary.org
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> *From:* J. Benjamin Dudley [mailto:dudleyb_mailing at ecgrl.org]
> *Sent:* Monday, November 30, 2009 10:04 AM
> *To:* 'Evergreen Development Discussion List'
> *Subject:* [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Suggestions for locking down OPAC computers
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> Around our libraries, we have multiple catalog computers designated for
> patrons to search the catalog.
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> We have GPOs in place for them so that patrons cannot use them as their own
> personal surfing computers, but the GPOs don’t always take effect OR some of
> our computers are too slow to handle it!
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> One thing I have thought about is putting a stripped down Linux
> distribution on them.
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> Any suggestions?
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> J. Benjamin Dudley
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> Systems Administrator
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> East Central Georgia Regional Library
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> 902 Greene Street
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> Augusta, GA 30901
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> Phone: (706) 821-2637
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> Cell: (706) 627-5586
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> http://www.ecgrl.org/
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