Teknoids

Hi Michael,
This is an area that we are sorely lacking in but are also starting to
pay more attention to. Here's information about our current environment.
We're currently using Amicus 7 in our clinic. I have NO plans to upgrade
to v8. We'd probably switch vendors before we do that, quite frankly,
although v7 has been pretty darn stable for us.
We're a Windows AD shop and are pretty much reliant on permissions for
security. I'm probably more paranoid about our clinic data than anything
else; the students are very unconcerned about security even though it's
part of their orientation. They cannot access Amicus on their laptops
(we provide each student a computer and carrel) but I have no doubt
electronic case files could easily be transported via USB (which I'd
like to ban). Main campus is looking at various encryption solutions and
I've asked our LAN administrator to be part of that team.
We do provide remote access for faculty via web access but thus far,
have not offered this to students (nor has it been an issue).
Cyndi

Cyndi Johnson
Assistant Dean for Information Technology
UNM School of Law
(505) 277-0695

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[mailto:teknoids-bounces@ruckus.law.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Sparks,
Michael
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 10:05 PM
To: Teknoids
Subject: [teknoids] Document management beyond the clinic?

Teknoids one and all,

Fresh back from a great CALI conference, I've been asked to find out
what other law schools do for document management and security generally
and for the administration, not especially what is done for the clinical
programs.

The case management software session headed up by Andy Adkins was very
informative and I expect to be in that market very soon here, but the
discussion did not go beyond application to clinics (and I didn't yet
know I should be asking). So, what are folks doing for your schools'
administrations? Formal document/case management systems? Traditional
file shares with NTFS permissions? Simple web/SFTP/FTPS access? Any
special security measures beyond laptop file encryption, like
automated/mandatory file encryption/ACL's or other measures to make sure
documents do move beyond defined boundaries?

Any and all responses appreciated!

Michael
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J Michael Sparks
Computing Services Director
LSU Paul M Hebert Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1000
225-578-8717 fax 225-578-4682
Michael.Sparks@law.lsu.edu