SirsiDynix Upstream

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As an invaluable facet of the SirsiDynix Institute, the Upstream quarterly eZine represents another top-quality professional development tool offered at no cost to the entire library community. Each issue poses thought-provoking questions regarding important issues in librarianship. Each edition features analysis and commentary from some of the most noteworthy thought leaders in the library community, all past or upcoming presenters of the SirsiDynix Institute Web Seminar Series.

As its subtitle suggests, Upstream offers unexpected ideas and uncensored opinions aimed at provoking thought, generating discussion, and fueling creative approaches to contemporary industry topics. Like the SirsiDynix Institute Web Seminar Series, consider Upstream a valuable resource for intellectual growth and professional development.

In this the second edition of Upstream, we posed this question to six experts- all leading thinkers in the library community.

"What are the biggest problems in network security for libraries today, and what solutions would you recommend?"

Contributors include:

Marshall Breeding Library Technology Consultant and Author

STEVEN CARMODY IT Architect at Brown University, Shibboleth Project Manager and Editor of NSF National Middleware Initiative's Authorization Roadmap

FRANK CERVONE Assistant University Librarian for Information Technology, Northwestern University

RICK COOK Senior Technology Consultant SirsiDynix

ERIK LEWIS Resources Coordinator/Technology Supervisor, Northwest Georgia Regional Library System

KEN ROBERTS Chief Librarian Hamilton Public Library