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> As you know, "The People's Network" requires that we allow users to download
> their work onto disk. Our I.T. Department, however, have strong reservations
> on this matter, due largely to fear of viruses. Each side of the argument is
> equally valid; I wonder if there's some "middle ground" somewhere, whereby
> readers can download without compromising the security of the Local
> Authority network. How are other Library Authorities addressing this
> problem?
>
There may be another way that answers to this and other questions may be
found.
As libraries are branded in with UK Online Centres - the Cabinet
Office's preferred term - they should have access to the same resources
as any centre funded under the CALL / NOF programme. (The relationships
between sectors and organisations are spelt out in the recently
published Social
Exclusion Unit's documents on the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy action
plan and Policy Action Team audit available at
http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/seu.)
DfEE has funded a support service for online centres comprising web
based information and discussion services and access to mentors.
Memebership is free for the first year, so it may be worth logging on to
http://www.ictcentre.org.uk/
and starting to share experiences and knowledge.
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Martin P Dudley
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