ACPL Technology Goals and Objectives

Italicized "NOTES" discuss progress toward goals.

Provide greater access and more up-to-date materials and services to patrons

• Improve patron workstations
• Include workstation replacement in the library budget and create a firm system for replacing 1/3 of stations each year
• Look into thin clients that RW/County IT suggested; only replace server instead of workstations 
• Increase the number of patron workstations until it meets demand
• Have space for another 1HR terminal and/or print management kisok 
• Investigate features and peripherals that should be integrated into workstations
• Improve digital services to patrons
• Document Network topology
• document where all wiring goes to and from
• document all passwords
• document regular maintenance duties 
• Relocate server/networking equipment into dedicated Server Room (to be constructed with SEPT funds) 
• Improve internet connectivity
• investigate bandwidth shaping technology to prioritize web speed
• limit bandwidth to wireless clients
• users in library should have priority
• investigate blocking torrent/p2p software
• Relocate adult computers into on central area
• express, catalog, word proc, and 1HR terminals in front of Wyoming Room
• Print/Computer Management System
• fix problem of patrons using more time than allotted
• remove the burden of circ desk staff having to make periodic announcements about time limits to computer users 
• fix problem of patrons printing out many pages and only pay for a few
• only allowed to print after they have paid/put money on library card
• Improve electrical outlets in YA, Children's, Circ Desk, 1HR areas
• currently plugs are daisy-chained together
• fire hazaard
• messy looking
• Improve Wireless Internet Access for Public Use
• investigate replacing current "consumer grade" equipment w/ "professional grade"
• investigate system to monitor/track usage stats
• Revisit "Tech Deputies"