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When I was teaching school some 15 years ago I used to do the same thing
when kids came to class and wanted to borrow a pencil.  Never had to worry
about not getting the pencil back at the end of class.  This system works,
the only problem I see is if someone decides to pull a fast one and brings
an extra pair of shoes and then tries to walk out with the laptop.  In our
libraries, all the exits are set up so that people can not leave the
building unless the books are checked out, just like most record and
department stores.  If you have a system like that in place you should never
loose one.

Max

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I love that!  A shoe for a computer.  That's really brilliant, the kid
can't run off.  I could imagine some...environmental...problems.  Did
anyone object?  Anyway, that is one of the ideas we are toying with,
lending out laptops for use within a specific space.  Do you have a
contact at this library?

Eric Siegel
Director of Planning
   & Program Development
Connections Project Director
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368
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> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 3:56 PM
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> Subject: Re: Wireless Museum
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> Please post replies to the list - I'd be interested in
> hearing what people are doing/have planned too.
>
> As a side note (semi-related issue) the public library within
> the Indianapolis Childrens' museum lends out laptops for use
> in the library by its youth patrons.  The kids have to
> surrender a shoe for a computer and get their shoe back when
> they return the machine.  This lending/accountability system
> was working really well when I learned about it (a year or so
> ago). I'm not sure if they're still using it.
>
> Rachel
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>
>
> Rachel Smith,  Ph.D.
> Public Programs Director
> Arizona Science Center
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> 602-716-2042
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Hello, all:
>
> Do any of you have a wireless (802.11x) infrastructure in
> your museum? If so, do you have it throughout the museum, or
> in specific areas?  If not, do you know any museums that do?
> By next year, we will have 802.11 coverage in all of our
> exhibition galleries, so I am curious about any programming
> that people have done with untethered computers.  The access
> points are scalable through software, so we can keep up with
> evolving standards.  I gather people are streaming video over
> 802.11x technology, but I haven't seen it done.
>
> Anyway, I would like to hear about current, planned, or
> imagined possibilities...
>
> Eric Siegel
> Director of Planning
>    & Program Development
> Connections Project Director
> New York Hall of Science
> 47-01 111th Street
> Queens, NY 11368
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