Geneva Public Library

Edubuntu at Cass District Library, continued

I’ve enjoyed following Kevin Smith’s blog, as he explores and implements Edubuntu. We talked with Kevin not so long ago when his dreams of installing Ubuntu products were just that: dreams.

You can do it! Webinar re-cap

An enthusiastic crowd of 84 librarians and staff members attended last week's webinar on keeping public computers running. Faye Hover, Renee Goss, and Marian Wynn shared their perspectives, experiences, and know-how on the importance of fearlessness, the power of collaborations, and the benefits of using open source technologies.

Open source in libraries

Here at MaintainIT, we're always looking for a good story to share, and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to tell you about the Geneva Public Library, serving a town of just over 4,000, and sitting squarely on the cutting edge. Read this feature on how Marian Wynn, the intrepid library director, gave new life to her older public computers by implementing Ubuntu, a free, open source operating system.

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