REF: OPAC requirements

[Leesie Falgout <afalgout@CAJUNNET.COM>]

Our parish (Louisiana doesn't have counties) is automating all of their
school libraries this year.  There are computer that are being replaced in
administrative offices and these will probably be used for OPAC's around
the parish in individual schools.

I have been asked to come up with guidelines for the number of OPAC's
needed in a school library.  I assume this would be based on number of
students, grade level, number of volumes and faculty.  Does anyone have a
formula or anything specific that would give us something substantial to
base this allocation of computers on.

I was sure that this topic had been discussed in the past but I searched
the archives and was unable to find my answer.  I did find the same
question asked and have queried those individuals.

With all your combined knowledge, can someone help me with this.  I will
post a hit if there is enough interest.

TIA


Leesie Falgout                  Librarian
afalgout@cajunnet.com           afalgout.coes@lafourche.k12.la.us
114 West 55th Street                    Cut Off Elementary School
Cut Off, LA 70345                       P.O. Box 398
504-632-3754                            Cut Off, LA 70345
                                        504-632-3116

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