Please order the book Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson. Thanks. :-)

Thanks for your recommendation. You’ll be pleased to learn we already have this book! The book is on the second floor and the call number is E302.6.F8 I83 2003. Here’s the link to the catalog record: http://tinyurl.com/5q9cgc. Enjoy!

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DVDs: rest of the Stanley Kubrick collection and anything on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies list.

Thanks for your suggestions. We will gladly add the titles that we don’t already have to our request list. One thing to be aware of: we already have most of the AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies films, but many of them are kept behind the circulation desk. Please look in the catalog for these films. The location in the catalog will tell you how long you can check these DVDs out (i.e. “Hagerty Reserve Room 3 Day Loan”).

Posted by Tara Martin at 03:46 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The HBO series Deadwood DVDs for Season 1 Discs 3-4 were lost last year and have yet to be replaced. It would be good to be able to view the entire series in order.

That’s a really good question. Unfortunately, we don’t have a great way to replace a single disc without replacing the entire season. Sometimes our vendors sell a single disc at a time, but that’s not available for Deadwood Season 1. We’ll keep an eye out and see if we can replace this. Thanks for your patience…

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Put a camera or cameras up to watch people’s stuff at the desktops, particularly upstairs by the window (that area is secluded). People shouldn’t have to worry about theft when they get up to get a drink, etc.

Thanks for your suggestion. Hagerty, like other buildings on campus, is fairly open and theft is a problem here just as elsewhere on campus. There are security cameras in the building, but we do not want you to rely on these as theft deterrents! The best way to prevent theft is for you to take your things with you when you leave an area. We realize this is an inconvenience if you are just getting a drink or using the restroom, but it is the only sure way of preventing theft. In the event something is stolen, please report it immediately to a security guard or someone at the Circulation Desk. We hope you will take theft seriously and take the necessary precautions to protect your belongings.

Posted by Tara Martin at 08:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

In response to the logging into the computer profile, websites can use NTLM or Kerberos to log-in.

Thanks very much for your feedback. Unfortunately, we have no control over the technology behind DrexelOne. We recommend you contact their webmaster with functionality requests. The webmaster’s contact information is 215-895-2698 or consult@drexel.edu. Please be aware, however, that there is a security issue with implementing this type of software. The computers in the library are public while the information contained in DrexelOne is very private. If IRT enabled Kerberos authentication and a user walked away from their computer to pick up a printout or use the restroom, all their private data would be available to any other user who came up to that machine and opened a browser to Drexel One. The second layer of authentication provides an additional layer of security for some very sensitive data. We hope you understand why Kerberos would not be beneficial for your security.

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