techsoup for libraries: no need to reinvent the wheel
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Presentation by Sarah Washburn (TechSoup) at the ARSL-ABOS conference in Denver, CO (Oct. 2010)TRANSCRIPT
No Need to Reinvent the WheelARSL and ABOS joint conference
Oct. 2010
Meet your neighbor.
Flickr user: Aidan Jones
What’s your challenge?
Flickr user: stuant33
Challenges from the audience
• Board created a policy to keep kids off PAC if they aren’t supervised by adult (KS)
• Updating PCs and keeping them consistent (Centurion Guard, SteadyState)
• Bookmobile: consistent connection (CO) [suggestions from group: Mi-Fi, Sprint hotspot]
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