It gives the public access to our catalog, which we don't have on the Web. Also, everyone doesn't carry a computer in. But we also get a certain number of people who come in with laptops and use our slow wi-fi.
Barbara On May 3, 2012, at 6:51 PM, Andrea Rapp wrote: > With laptops, ubiquitous wireless, and tablets, I don't see that having > patron computers in our synagogue libraries will do much to increase traffic. > Now if we could get *rid* of those things.... > > Andrea Rapp > > --- On Thu, 5/3/12, Barbara Mende <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Barbara Mende <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] adding patron computers > To: "Helen Chronister" <[email protected]>, > "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, May 3, 2012, 5:47 PM > > We have one. It doesn't get us a lot more traffic, but a little; and it makes > the catalog available even if a lot of Hebrew School parents use it for job > hunting. The big consideration we had was to make sure that it wasn't on the > synagogue network, for security reasons. This means that I have to manually > transport our catalog to the public computer on a flash drive every couple of > weeks, but it's no biggie; and if the catalog is small enough to email, you > can do that too. > > Barbara > > From: Helen Chronister <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2012 4:45 PM > Subject: [ha-Safran] adding patron computers > > Library committee members and I have discussed the possibility of adding > computers to the synagogue library so that congregants can do research here. > I really need something to increase foot traffic. I am looking for advice as > to whether this is a good idea and the kinds of things that I need to > consider. > Thanks, > > Helen Chronister > librarian > Congregation Tifereth Israel > Minnie Cobey Memorial Library > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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