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1.        Yes.  Primarily librarians but also some key administrative staff.  Following the evacuation for Katrina, we wanted to ensure that our librarians would be able to easily take their data with them.

2.       Replacement for desktop

3.       Assigned to one person.  Some departments, like Circulation, have “floater/loaner” machines.

4.       Yes

5.       Presumably staff are responsible.  Haven’t come up against this yet.

6.       Docking stations with separate keyboards, mice, and monitors.  Some folks have dual monitors and this is very useful.

7.       No such agreement.

8.        Don’t know what you mean.  The machines are not encrypted.

9.       No

10.   McAfee, Windows Security Essentials.

 

We have also provided senior administrators with Dell netbooks for travelling. 

 

Lewis Cartee

Tulane University

 

 

 

From: Library NT [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Heckbert Jr, Richard W.
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 8:24 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [LIBNT-L] Laptops for staff

 

Good morning everyone,

 

We are getting many requests this fiscal year from our reference librarians for laptops.  Before we move in this direction I wanted to ask some questions of the group.

 

1.       Do people have staff with laptops? 

2.       If so, are they a replacement for their traditional desktop machine or in addition to?

3.       Are they assigned to one person or are they “floaters/loaners”?

4.       Are they allowed to take them home?

5.       Who is responsible for them if lost or damaged while out of the building?  Do they have tracking software on them?

6.       What setup are people using for laptops if they are the replacement for a desktop?  Are staff using docking stations with separate monitors and keyboards?

7.       What type of service agreement is in place with IT as far as off hours support and support at home?

8.       What about personal/personnel data if they leave the building?  Is anyone encrypting them?  Massachusetts just enacted some of the toughest personal information laws in the country.

9.       Are they taking up more support time/budget?

10.   What type of security are people using on  them?  Especially as relates to bringing security risks inside your network?

 

I would really appreciate any experiences or opinions you may want to share and thanks in advance for your replies.

 

Rick Heckbert
Library Systems Adminsitrator
Tisch Library
35 Professors Row
Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155                                                                                                                          

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