How do you maintain your public computers?
Librarians want to know.
Librarians want to know.
On April 16th, we launched our first series of 30-minute webinars, designed to share information from libraries in a quick format so you can get started today. This month, Be Astengo from the Alachua County Library District shared her perspectives on her library's laptop checkout program. If you missed it--you're in luck!
The kind folks at WebJunction archived the webinar on their site. I encourage you to spend just a half hour listening to what Be had to say, and consider how you can use her experiences in your own library.
Please also visit the After the Webinar discussion on WebJunction and share your thoughts and experiences. Continue the conversation!
Be isn't the first person with whom we've spoken about laptop checkout programs. Many libraries have shared why they decided to offer laptops to patrons, and we've captured their perspectives in the Recipes for a 5-Star Library Cookbook. For more information on where to find stories about laptop checkout programs, visit a recent blog post on the topic.
As always, if we haven't yet interviewed you, please get in touch! We'd love to spotlight your library. Even if you think you have nothing to share, keep in mind that what may be "that's nothing!" to you, may be an "aha!" to someone else!
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Take two minutes to tell us what you'd like to know more about so we can improve the resources we create. Thanks!
Tell us about your daily routine maintaining public computers, or a moment when you were particularly proud. Don't forget that what might be "that's nothing" to you may be an "aha!" to someone else!
Visit TechSoup to find donated and discounted software and technology products for your library.
Participate in a MaintainIT forum, where difficulties are aired and solutions are shared. Post your thoughts and be sure to share how you've used the MaintainIT Cookbook in your library.
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