this Policy for Responsible Computing in the Humboldt State University Library blocks resonable use related to class activity. there are better ways of monitoring who uses the web than blanket bans on every site imaginable except your own.

We’re sorry for the inconvenience, but our filtering is a direct response to student’s requests that our workstations be kept available for the resources that the Library provides to support coursework.  If you log in to a library station, the internet filtering is disabled.  There is also no filtering of any sort on the library’s 23 new Learning Commons computers on the first floor. 
Jeremy C. Shellhase
Systems Librarian

Book Suggestion Book Title: Traditional Knowledge Preserved:Lungkid Generation Volume I Author: Amnah Abdullah Copyright Date:2006 ISBN:9834312202 available at http://www.opusradio.com.my/v2/bookreviews/catalog.asp?do=detail&pcode=9834312202 Category: Medical History Asian Culture Folklore Botany and herbal therapies Women and Traditional Medicine

Thank your for your interest in the Library’s book collection. Requests for purchase need to be sent on this form: http://library.humboldt.edu/cgiemail/acqpurchaseform.html 

Especially now, when our funds to purchase books are so limited, it is essential that you identify which courses would be supported by the purchase you recommend.  We can’t guarantee that we will be able to purchase the book, but we will give it every consideration.

The Library offers personal help to library users in a number of ways–in-person at our reference service point; and by telephone, email, instant messaging, and individual appointment.  See Ask a Librarian for descriptions of these options.  We are considering renaming the reference service point to something like “Research Assistance” or “Research Help”.  What makes better sense to you? If you have an opinion please repond using the comment option.