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Kathy and Others:

University of Missouri St.Louis does limit the use of the student computing
labs to just University of Missouri system students, faculty staff and
alumni association members.  We have six open access labs, with about 300
machines on three different operating systems. All of the open access labs
use an ID card reader system to insure that students are currently
registered.  All students must show an ID to enter the lab and that ID is
scanned by the consultant on duty.  The reader uses the magnetic strip to
determine their enrollment status. The reader then will reply with an id
valid which is a currently registered student or other option that let the
consultant know whether they are current or not.  It also lets us know if
an ID was lost or stolen. This seems to be successful as it limits the
students that don't belong from other schools as well as makes sure that
only the students who should be in are.  The reason for implementing this
at UMSL is that we charge a student computing fee each semester to students
based on their credit hours.  This ensures that the students who are paying
for the labs in the current semester are the students using the labs.

This does not limit the access they have to software that is a completely
different subject area.  All of the student computing labs are set up with
the same software based on OS for consistancy.  I am referring solely to
their entry into the lab.

I can provide some information regarding the reader system if anyone is
interested.  Just reply to me personally and I will send it to you.

I hope this was helpful-

Karla Hangsleben

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Karla Kay Hangsleben                                   karlah@umslvma.umsl.edu
Site Supervisor                                           Office: 314.516.6732
Instructional Computing                                    Pager: 314.559.7388
University of Missouri-St. Louis                             VMX: 314.516.6732
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>Our lab has 55 computers in our open lab and we are a school with about
>4,000 students.  We used to let anyone come in and use our lab.  We have
>been so busy that we must restrict users outside our community college from
>using our lab.  We are currently checking student IDs and having them fill
>out a card the first time each semester.  We input the information from the
>card on a database.  Does anyone else have to restrict other users from
>using their labs?  If so what are your solutions to this problem?  Any
>information would be very helpful!
>Kathy Bell
>Computer Lab Coordinator
>Dona Ana Community College
>Las Cruces, New Mexico
>PH 505-527-7657
>Fax 505-527-7515

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Karla Kay Hangsleben                                   karlah@umslvma.umsl.edu
Site Supervisor                                           Office: 314.516.6732
Instructional Computing                                    Pager: 314.559.7388
University of Missouri-St. Louis                             VMX: 314.516.6732
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