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Carolyn, I wrote a Tech Note for the Public Library Association about wireless in libraries, it may have some useful information and links for you. See http://www.pla.org/technotes/wireless2001.html GraceAnne DeCandido, sig file way below Carolyn Gierke sent an e-note on 9 Jul 2001, about GEN: Wireless computers in the library? > My principal just stopped in with an interesting idea. He'd > like to put a wireless computer lab in our building, and > wanted to know if I would like to have it in the library. > > He'd like to use the Ibooks and something called an airport. > This would give the students the freedom to sit anywhere in > the library and work on a laptop computer, log in to the > internet, etc. > > I am not against the idea, but I do have some unanswered > questions: 1. reliability of the equipment - the kids hate > the Imacs we have now 2. can they be allocated enough memory > for students working on powerpoint presentations (the > graphics use up so much memory) 3. do I really want kids > sitting all over the room with these computers, or do I want > to keep them all in one place as I have them now > > So, I need some feedback. Is there anyone out there with > some experience with these computers? Is it time to go > wireless? > > TIA > > > Mrs. Carolyn Gierke, Librarian > Sweet Home High School > 1901 Sweet Home Road > Amherst, NY 14228 > Phone: 1-716-250-1227 > FAX: 1-716-250-1360 > email: cgierke@shs.k12.ny.us > GraceAnne A. DeCandido Blue Roses Consulting ~ Writing ~ Editorial ~ Web Content ~ New York City ~ ladyhawk@well.com http://www.well.com/user/ladyhawk/gadhome.html What's Ladyhawk reading now? http://www.well.com/user/ladyhawk/books.html To be involved with books is to live at the heart of light. Mary Cantwell =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=