Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!psuvax1!psuvm!CLEMSON!RWMEYER From: RWMEYER@CLEMSON.BITNET (Richard W. Meyer) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pacs-l Subject: Re: Controlling access to CD-ROMS, catalog mounted databases Message-ID: Date: 1 Feb 90 14:39:41 GMT Sender: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum Lines: 23 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway Approved-By: PACS Forum ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Clemson runs BRS Search, which allows for user id controlled access. We overlay that with RACF security that allows only users possessing Clemson ids to gain access. A generic id in the form of a simple enter from the introductory screen gives access to locally developed data bases. For more detail contact Ches Martin at Clemson: that is, CHES@CLEMSON. Rich Meyer --- RWMEYER@CLEMSON --- 803/656-3026 > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > Hello folks. > I'm curious to see how other libraries are dealing with the issue of > controlling access to CD-ROM products and to databases mounted on > online catalogs. Several of our CD-ROMS have stipulations in the license > that only members of the institution can use them (at least, that's how > I interpret them). I would expect that vendors selling tapes to mount > on online catalogs may be providing similar stipulations to keep competition > with their online products down. Do you control access to these kind > of resources? If so, how? Who does the control? If not, why not? > > Philip Arny > Bio-Medical Library, U of MN Twin Cities