[OPLINTECH] Keyboard covers

Ruth Wilhelm rwilhelm at seolibraries.org
Wed May 27 15:32:10 EDT 2020


We use press and seal wrap, it works great and is easy to clean! Its 
been on for 2 weeks now and no complaints.

Ruth Wilhelm
Putnam County District Library

On 5/26/2020 3:12 PM, Phil Shirley via OPLINTECH wrote:

> Thanks -- I always like to try something inexpensive first. For the 
> keyboard bags, the only in-stock options I could find were something 
> on Amazon ($80 for 500) or a place that had them $49 for 500, with a 
> minimum order before shipping of $100, so you basically had to buy 
> three cases. That vendor (Discount Disposables) is going to send me 
> samples.
>
> On 5/26/2020 2:36 PM, Chad N. via OPLINTECH wrote:
>> That's all I received. Following the conversation thread, my guess is 
>> they successfully used P&S on the keyboards (maybe as well as the 
>> mice). But hopefully, Ruth will chime in publicly with some 
>> clarification and details of what her library has done and their 
>> observations...  😉 It sounds like a promising idea.
>>
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>> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 2:27 PM Phil Shirley 
>> <pshirley at cuyahogafallslibrary.org 
>> <mailto:pshirley at cuyahogafallslibrary.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     They had success with Press n Seal for keyboards or mice?
>>
>>     On 5/26/2020 12:54 PM, Chad N. via OPLINTECH wrote:
>>>
>>>         We used it without any issues last week, no tears and no
>>>         complaints
>>>         Ruth
>>>
>>>     Awesome, Thanks for the feedback!
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>>>     On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:12 AM Chad N.
>>>     <cneeper at level9networks.com <mailto:cneeper at level9networks.com>>
>>>     wrote:
>>>
>>>         Huh. Now that's an interesting concept. Do you suppose that
>>>         would be flexible/stretchy enough to allow for the keys to
>>>         travel? If so, that could maybe be a very easy/cheap thing
>>>         to do between every patron, which would pretty much be the
>>>         "Holy Grail" of methods.
>>>
>>>         Even if it doesn't work well for keyboards, you might be
>>>         able to get away with that for mice...
>>>
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>>>         On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:08 AM Andrea Ralston
>>>         <andrea.wcpl at gmail.com <mailto:andrea.wcpl at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>             It may be better just to use some Glad Wrap Press & Seal...
>>>
>>>             Andrea B. Ralston
>>>             Outreach Services Manager
>>>             Washington County Public Library - Bookmobile Garage
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>>>             On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:03 AM Chad N. via OPLINTECH
>>>             <oplintech at lists.oplin.org
>>>             <mailto:oplintech at lists.oplin.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>>                 Yuck. Hate those things. I bought one for myself
>>>                 years ago, used it for 30 seconds, and promptly
>>>                 threw it away. But I understand the reason for
>>>                 considering them now. Ultimately, unless you're
>>>                 considering them to be disposable between patrons,
>>>                 they're no better than gloves:  They might make you
>>>                 feel better, but you still have to sanitize them
>>>                 exactly like you would have to do if they weren't
>>>                 there. The only upshot is that you would have the
>>>                 ability to throw them away periodically, which you
>>>                 probably shouldn't do with real keyboards or hands.
>>>                 But stressed again: You _still_ have to sanitize
>>>                 them like you would the things they're protecting.
>>>
>>>                 To Brad's comment about UVC: UVx can degrade
>>>                 plastics, so that might be a downside. However, UVC
>>>                 is common in hospitals and being medical grade
>>>                 keyboards, your specific ones might be just fine.
>>>                 Even if they do end up degrading the plastic used in
>>>                 keyboards/mice, I'm guessing it's a reasonably slow
>>>                 deterioration and honestly probably personally
>>>                 wouldn't care too much. But it might be something to
>>>                 be aware of and realize that if you UVC your
>>>                 keyboards/mice, you might have to replace them at
>>>                 some point maybe sooner than you may have otherwise.
>>>                 (Again...I'd probably still UVC them anyway.)
>>>
>>>                 2 cents,
>>>                 Chad
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>>>                 On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:34 AM Phil Shirley via
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>>>                 <mailto:oplintech at lists.oplin.org>> wrote:
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>>>                     I have been asked to buy covers for the
>>>                     keyboards on our public computers, in order to
>>>                     make the keyboards easier to sanitize between
>>>                     patrons. I'm planning on trying a few different
>>>                     ones I've found on Amazon and Newegg, but I'd be
>>>                     very interested to know about anybody's
>>>                     experience with these.
>>>
>>>                     Phil
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