RE: Kiosk mode for OPAC?

["Savage-Jones ,Ms Margaret" <m.savage-jones@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds great - has anyone done this with Internet Explorer?

Thanks
Margaret

M.Savage-Jones
Library System Project Manager, The Wellcome Trust,  
tel: +44 (0)171 611 8468  fax: +44 (0) 171 611 8703
email: m.savage-jones@xxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: Richmond,Ian [mailto:ir28@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 6 January 2000 20:00
To: 'INNOPAC@xxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: Kiosk mode for OPAC?


Dear Judy:

	Here is the URL to instructions on how to lock Netscape to only go
to the innopac catalogue or whatever list of urls you want:
http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/lockin.htm

	That locks down the ability to freely surf the web, but it could, of
course, be unconfigured by someone who knew what they were doing.

	The next step is to run Netscape in Kiosk mode: if the shortcut for
Netscape had a target of  "C:\Program
Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\netscape.exe" for instance, you would
add a -k to the end of the line:
"C:\Program Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\netscape.exe" -k
(with a space before the -k)
That will bring up a netscape with no menus or toolbars to change the
preferences with. No back or forward buttons, either.

If you want to eliminate even the frame around the Netscape window add -sk
at the end to have it come up full-screen (they call it super-kiosk mode, I
think). This is how we run our circulation terminals here.   Super Kiosk
mode can be gotten around by making a new shortcut and running Netscape
without the -k or -sk. 

	There are two approaches to lock down to the next level:
   1. Download the Netscape Client Customization Kit from Netscape - you
just need to unzip the Netscape Configuration Editor part of it - and use
that to set up the preferences you want and lock them down.  It produces a
new netscape.cfg file that Netscape reads which does not allow people to
change whatever preferences you lock down.
   2. Use TweakUI to lock down the stations so no one can use the run
command or change the desktop.

	Hope this helps - it's certainly cheap - write me if you have
questions.

-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Howington [mailto:judy@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 9:54 AM
To: innopac@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Kiosk mode for OPAC?


We are a new Innovative Library.  We would like to know the best way to set
up our OPAC's so they are used for OPAC's only and do not end up with
people surfing the internet.  Does anyone have a good, cheap solution?

Thanks,
Judy Howington
Tuscaloosa Public Library
1801 Jack Warner Parkway
Tuscaloosa, Al  35401