The Dept. of Classics (not the library administration) set up a Mac
"AirPort base station" on a wall near our circ desk. (It looks like a
Flying saucer-- only about 9" in diameter.) That is connected by the
telephone line to Ethernet (specifically their node??? - not sure) This
services up to 10 concurrent wireless users in my library. The students
get what looks like some sort of Ethernet card/Modem card that they slip
into their laptops. From their desks they can then get to the Internet
and even the Dept.'s networked printer one floor below. They love it!
Although it's designed for Macs, with additional software our IBM users
also can use this port. Presumably they can just add another Airport if
the demand is there. It sure beats all the hard wiring projects our
main library is currently undergoing! The use of our library PCs has
even gone down because the students just use their own laptops to search
for call numbers.
Unfortunately the Dept's tech person is away for a few days, so I'm not
sure of the technical terms I'm throwing about, but I'm sure any Mac
dealer could fill in all the particulars for anyone who is interested.
Jean Susorney Wellington
Head, Classics Library
University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
"David L. Austin" wrote:
>
> Pat,
> Our main library uses just such a system with i-books. The
> perimeters of most if not all the floors are wired to transmit to the
> laptops. Patrons may check out an i-book from Reserves and use it anywhere
> in the library. Everytime the laptop is returned they need to dump anything
> that the student added during the time they had it checked out. It looks to
> me like you have most everything covered.
> At 05:54 PM 09/27/2000 EDT, you wrote:
> >Would folks who have installed wireless in their libraries like to share any
> >observations? We're in the process of doing this; we will have several
> >network cards to check out to users (who will have to configure their
> >computers themselves or with the help of our Computer Labs on campus) and
> >will probably have to map the areas where they can actually use their
> >laptops but is there anything else we need to do?
> >Thanks!
> >Pat
> >Patricia T. Thompson
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