The solution to these problems was Web Access management. The advantages they found in this product were that they had a pre-existing patron database, security, and there was no programming or scripting required. It was easy to implement. The problems encountered at the beginning were that it was not as easy as they had thought, there were broken images and sometimes blocking from resources. These problems were solved.
Most problems now come up when a new database is loaded.
There is no distinct finish line. It is a continual process. Susan DiRenzo reported that the College of Mount Saint Joseph has a considerable commuting population as well as an extensive evening and weekend program. Most of their patrons wanted to be able to log on to the resources of the library via the web rather than using telnet. They did have a remote access service for a while.