We are running a trial on Athens, and had firewall issues with the Athens
website! I wondered if it was because they were UK. Anyway, we were lucky
enough to have a visit from an Athens person, and that was sufficiently
interesting to get our IT security guy out of his office, and once he got
the big picture, he was very cooperative.
Ann M. Holman
Systems Librarian
Stitt Library: Information is Our Lifeblood.
National Naval Medical Center
301-319-8411 (voice)
269-8411 (DSN)
295-6001 (fax)
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From: Medical Libraries Discussion List
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Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 4:22 PM
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Subject: FW: CHAT: Have You Been Blocked from Websites on the Job?
I have had frequent blocks. IT tries ( unsuccessfully ) to block gaming
sites, public e-mail services , e-bay etc.
When a favourite site is blocked I call them up and request _sometimes not
very politely -- that they give me back access so I can do my job.
They believe they are filtering spam and junk and they likely are but
sometimes makes it hard for us.
Elyse Pike
Health Sciences Librarian
Grey Bruce Health Services
1800 8th Street E
Owen Sound, Ont, Canada
N4K 6M9
519-376-2121 ext 2943
fax 519 372-3947
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From: Medical Libraries Discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Donna Beales
Sent: February 8, 2007 15:19
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Subject: CHAT: Have You Been Blocked from Websites on the Job?
I have been reading with interest the recent deluge of emails regarding ILLs
on Medlib-l. I particularly remember a new librarian's comments that he
hoped Medlib would give insights on serious library topics.
In that spirit, here comes one of the most serious things I've experienced
in my eight years of doing this job. I was asked for information on LSA.
We only knew that someone had taken it in some form and was now experiencing
an adverse reaction. We also had the initials "HBWR." That was all.
Not knowing anything more than that, I first turned to Google using "LSA" as
the search term.
As it turns out, LSA is a readily available herbal product (Hawaiian Baby
Woodrose). In this case, when I tried to access a few sites to learn more,
perhaps a chemical name, I was blocked by the organization's filtering
software. Fortunately, I got lucky for in the site descriptors Google
provides I located a Latin plant name & could take it from there using the
Natural Medicines Database.
I understand my employer's need to control access to the Internet, and
certainly a usual search of this nature by an employee is likely to be
suspect, but in this case time was of the essence in determining treatment.
Has anyone else experienced this issue? I would appreciate hearing more
from all sides of this concern.
Take care, all--
Donna L. Beales, MLIS
Lowell General Hospital
Health Science Library
295 Varnum Ave.
Lowell, MA 01854
978-937-6247
Fax: 978-937-6855
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