I am aware of a couple libraries outside of Texas that utilize Linux to some degree on their workstations. Meadville / Crawford County has some dated info about thin clients on their web site. When I have spoken with their tech people, they have always been very willing to share their experiences and advice:
Howard County (MD) - http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=137 http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=129 - This page states that they implemented Groovix for their public access workstations Crawford County Federated Library System (PA) - http://www.meadvillelibrary.org/os/doku.php Their "What We Use" page is a great starting place - http://www.meadvillelibrary.org/os/doku.php?id=what_we_use From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Holly Gordon Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 8:11 AM To: [email protected]; Skinner, Mack; [email protected]; Rodney Greensage; TeRone - HPL Eaglin (E-mail); Adam Beatty (E-mail); Daniluk, Judy; Jerry McCulley (E-mail); Lee Carter (E-mail); Gallinar, David G. Subject: [ctls-l] (no subject) This is from Tom Watson, at Westbank Community Library: "As you know, Westbank Community Library uses Linux on our public computers. We will be updating these computers soon and intend to continue on this path. I would be interested to know if any other of your libraries use Linux for this purpose, and further whether any have implemented thin clients in this role." Please send any responses to this list--Thanks! Holly Gordon Technical Support & Network Systems Specialist Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78756 512-583-0704 ext.15 www.ctls.net <http://www.ctls.net/>
