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Michelle Foster, Boone County Public Library, Burlington, KY
* Planning makes perfect: download (270 KB)
Loren MccRory, Yuba County Library, Marysville, CA
* County IT, a shared asset: download (104 KB)
Phyllis Reed, Ruidoso Public Library, Ruidoso, NM
* Working Together: download (68 KB)
Annie Adamson, Caldwell Public Library, Caldwell, ID
* Merging her passions for training and computers:
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Renee Goss, Richland County Library, Sidney, MT
* Collaborate with everyone: download (523 KB)
Faye Hover, Smith-Welch Memorial Library, Hearne, TX
* A can-do attitude and a love of learning: download (198 KB)
Micheal Fettes, Alachua County Library District, Gainesville, FL
* Laptop checkout program: download (781 KB)
Marian Wynn, Geneva Public Library, Geneva, AL
* Making it work with open source: download (998 KB)
Rita Maupin, Calhoun County Library, Blountsville, FL
* Perserverance and a "can do" attitude: download (72 KB)
Sherry Millington, Suwannee River Regional Library, Live Oak, FL
* Distributing support resources: download (62 KB)
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Tips and Techniques to Keep Your Public Computers Humming
1. Hire knowledgeable volunteers to help save your library money.
2. High school students can help keep library computers up and running.
3. Take a low-tech alternative to time-management software.
4. Disk-protection software equals automatic computer maintenance.
5. Short on space? Build a mobile computer lab.
6. Share your tips on a a blog.
7. Use a thin client to squeeze life out of old computers.
...Read on and find out how libraries implemented these good ideas.
1. Hire knowledgeable volunteers to help save your library money.
2. High school students can help keep library computers up and running.
3. Take a low-tech alternative to time-management software.
4. Disk-protection software equals automatic computer maintenance.
5. Short on space? Build a mobile computer lab.
6. Share your tips on a a blog.
7. Use a thin client to squeeze life out of old computers.
...Read on and find out how libraries implemented these good ideas.
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