For information I've described experience with Safari in a group of
Irish university libraries and commented on a range of e-books issues
we've experienced in an article in latest issue of D-Lib Magazine at
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/october04/cox/10cox.html

I don't think we've had spidering problems - yet!

John

John Cox
Deputy Librarian
National University of Ireland, Galway
Galway
Ireland

Tel: +353 91 493712
Fax: +353 91 522394
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Sent: 15 October 2004 17:51
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Subject: Re: Safari account blocks


Janet

We have had this problem yes - you can get spidering software easily
enough on the web and if someone tries to "spider" whole chunks of a
book it will close down. There is not a great deal we can do about this
as we can track it back to an individual machine - but cannot prove who
was using it at the time.

Bill Downey

Subject Team Leader (Technology)
Library
Kingston University
Roehampton Vale
Friars Ave
London, SW15 3DW

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From: E-books in academic libraries mailing list on behalf of Janet
Frost
Sent: Wed 13/10/2004 11:03
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Subject: Safari account blocks



At Oxford Brookes University we've been having problems with our Safari
account being blocked because of excessive use.  Safari advise that this
is being caused by some users  using 'spidering software' and trying to
download whole books.

Have any other libraries had this problem and if so, how have they
overcome it?

Many thanks in advance

Janet Frost


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