I should have mentioned that Siletz has 4 stations on one computer and 2 stations on the other. Each computer actually could have up to 10 independent work stations on them.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Diedre Conkling <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote"><div>The Siletz Public Library has 2 of the multi-station computers from Userful and they are working great. I think they cost a little more at start-up but over time they are not too expensive. We haven't had any problems which were not addressed very quickly and through their remote access. This means staff does not have to spend much time with the computers upgrading or troubleshooting. We also don't need to pay for technical help, which is great since we do not have an IT person on staff.</div>
<div> </div><div>The staff really like the way they can remotely manage the stations from the Circulation Desk. They had not had a system that would time out users before but this is just part of the Userful package. They also like that they can set the computers to shut down a little before closing time. I think there might be an additional cost to have patrons sign-on to the computers using a library card and pin number but we did not have a use for this so I am not sure.</div>
<div> </div><div>We don't reserve computers ahead of time anymore. We did for awhile but it has worked better for the staff and patrons just to have a first come/first served situation. With the computers automatically timing out at the end of an hour (the amount of time we give users but this can be adjusted) we have been able to quickly accommodate 99% or more of our users quickly and efficiently.</div>
<div> </div><div>Here is some information from the Userful manual, <a href="http://support.userful.com/wiki/index.php/Manuals/UD/Remote_Monitoring_%26_Control_User_Guide" target="_blank">http://support.userful.com/wiki/index.php/Manuals/UD/Remote_Monitoring_%26_Control_User_Guide</a>.<br>
</div><div>I know that I am not fully addressing your questions but maybe this information will help.</div><div><br> </div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:51 AM, K'Lyn Hann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:klyn.hann@newbergoregon.gov" target="_blank">klyn.hann@newbergoregon.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5"><u></u>
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<div><span><font face="Arial"><font>We're looking
into changing things with our public computers. We have 14 or so.
We're hoping to end up with 18.</font></font></span></div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial"><font>USERFUL:</font></font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial"><font>Anyone have
any experience with Userful --<span>Multiseat Linux managed virtual
desktops? </span></font></font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial"><font><span> If so, pros & cons? Did you use a
reservation software to coordinate uses? Which
one?</span></font></font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial"><font><span></span></font></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial"><font><span></span></font></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial"><font><span>RESERVATION MANAGEMENT:</span></font></font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial"><font><span>Any computer session reservation software/program you'd highly
recommend? </span></font></font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial"><font><span></span></font></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial"><font><span>Thank you for your time,</span></font></font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial"><font><span>
<div align="left"><font face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>K'Lyn
Hann</strong></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial">Teen & Technology
Librarian</font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial">Newberg Public Library</font></div>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Lincoln County Library District</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">P.O. Box 2027</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Newport, OR 97365</span></em><br>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Lincoln County Library District</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">P.O. Box 2027</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Newport, OR 97365</span></em><br>
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