Comments on: More Computers?

By: Bill Gates

Bill Gates — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:40:00 +0000

Actually I have met Bill numerous times and he is a decent guy but does have a swelled head. It would be nice if the computers we already had worked effectively but that is probably asking to much. The public in my library are depressing savages that are only interested in checking out the most current videos they can find. The only use they have for a computer is to check Youtube, their email, or some porn site. What a waste of $$$$! Love and peace! XXXX/OOOO
Carl Marx

By: vv.richard6

vv.richard6 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:07:15 +0000

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By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:40:00 +0000

For those who are interested in a space-saving solution to putting more computers in libraries, check out http://www.laptopsanytime.com which sells, leases and even (gasp!) runs split-revenue concession programs for laptop dispensing in public libraries.

Mix-n-Match stations include:
4-Laptop Host Stations
6-Netbook Host Stations
8-Laptop Companion Stations
12-Netbook Companion Stations

Again: http://www.laptopsanytime.com

By: Fancy Nancy

Fancy Nancy — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:29:46 +0000

Bob – we’ve already gotten rid of our reference section to make room for more computers. Next up: getting rid of the reference desk to make room for a coffee station.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:21:25 +0000

What?!?! You don’t limit your patron’s computer time? They have two 45-min sessions at our library, but if all the PC’s are in use, they don’t get their 2nd session until another PC becomes available.

By: Picard

Picard — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:20:07 +0000

Thats what we thought too. Then we actually checked on library card uses for computers, for books and for both. It was 65% for books only, 35% for computers only, 15% used their card for both. This was for a several month period.

It just seems theres less book users because book users come, look for their book and then leave. They don’t hang around for hours on the computer. They aren’t there every ^%$ second you look around.

Not that I have a preference for a particular patron group.

Maybe there should be a statistic for patron time in the library. Time under load or such.

By: LibraryDolt

LibraryDolt — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:05:45 +0000

My two cents:
At the Public Library I work in most of the trafic is internet usage. In fact if the internet is down it is dead. And we are considered a rural area, so I think the findings are true.

By: wyoming

wyoming — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:24:01 +0000

What else are the majority of library users who don’t use the library computers doing at the library?–probably just using the public bathroom!

By: SpongeBob Librarypants

SpongeBob Librarypants — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:50 +0000

Damned Washington Eye School. What makes those opthamologists think they know so much about libraries?

Is that where Bill Gates gets his glasses?

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:13:12 +0000

I just know that our 40 computers are utilized all day, and usually there’s a waiting list. But honestly, I don’t know where we’d put more computers – we’d have to take out the reference stacks, which hardly ever get used… People are waiting at the doors in the Morning and practically run to the public computers. I’m not kidding.