PUBLIC COMPUTERS
How do we manage?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Unavoidable Truths
Tripling the number of public desktops
Doubling or more the number of laptops
Adding new support issue: Media Lab (10-15 additional systems)
Plus staff and faculty systems
New staff? Not bloody likely.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Areas of Concern
Public floors, including Information Commons
Instruction Rooms
Media Lab
Faculty/Staff
Laptops
Study Rooms
and more and more...digital signage?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

THREE OPTIONS
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

OPTION 1
aka: Jason’s Dream Option
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Apple, Apple, everywhere...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Cost/Benefit
Easy to administer
Flexible for students
Will have Mac’s anyway; we’re definitely adding the platform
Almost certainly more expensive
Server Cost
learning curve for staff/faculty
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

OPTION 2
Dell Flexible Computing : AKA Thin Client
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Cost/Benefit
Easy to Administer
Inflexible if cut off from server
Public only, couldn’t be used for staff
Server cost, licensing
Adds another machine type to the mix
Not available for laptops
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

OPTION 3
Here comes the new boss, same as the old boss
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Cost/Benefit
Flexible
Known pitfalls
Cost = Middle of the road
Server and new procedures will be necessary
Single platform for whole library
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

AND NOW...
...for something completely different
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

AND NOW...
...for something completely different
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

And more...
Media Lab?
Digital Art?
Study room access control?
Specialized equipment for Faculty/Staff?
What else? Outdoor projectors?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009