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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We use LaptopsAnytime.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We have 6 laptops, and the user guidelines are on the screen of the kiosk. The customer must agree to the user agreement before a laptop is checked out.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The laptops are for use on library premises, only.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Customers authenticate via our ILS. Only adults (18 years+) with library cards in good standing can check out a laptop.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We use CASSIE to manage the time, they are limited to 3 hours. We assume the battery will die by then.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> We receive an overdue return report nightly that lets us know that someone kept the laptop longer than 3 hours – or if it was not returned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> Customers are not punished for keeping a laptop longer than the 3 hours.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We configure the laptop the same as our public computers with Office, web browsers, DeepFreeze, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We use Absolute to manage the GPS location of the devices. The laptop will stop working once it is out of range. Anyone trying to use the laptop will see a message stating
that the laptop is the property of the library, and it must be returned asap. Other than that message, the laptop is a brick once it leaves our geo-location. Between Absolute and the local Police, we have been successful at retrieving the laptops the few times
they walked away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">In addition, I have the user information from our ILS. We file a police report as soon as we can, providing the police with the user information (address, phone number,
etc.) and all of our asset information (make, model, serial number). We have not had many laptops walk away – most of the time, the user was not aware that they could not take it home and rushed back to return it. Intentional or not, the police usually are
able to retrieve the laptop quickly if it is not returned by the user. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Susie Brown</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Digital Services Manager</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Shaker Heights Public Library</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">16500 Van Aken Blvd</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Shaker Heights, OH 44120</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">sbrown@shakerlibrary.org</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">216-367-3014</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> OPLINLIST <oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Place via OPLINLIST<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 10, 2025 2:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> oplinlist@lists.oplin.org; oplintech@lists.oplin.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OPLINLIST] Laptops for patrons to borrow in the library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If your library checks out laptops for in-library use, how long do you let the patron borrow it for, 2 or 3 hours?
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<p class="MsoNormal">What is your procedure? Do they have to sign an agreement? <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do you use Scalefusion (<a href="https://scalefusion.com/">https://scalefusion.com/</a>), Deep Freeze (<a href="https://www.faronics.com/">https://www.faronics.com/</a>), Reboot Rx (<a href="https://rebootrx.org/">https://rebootrx.org/</a>),
or something similar to track the laptop's location and protect against viruses?
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<p class="MsoNormal">What free software do you have pre-installed or would you recommend?
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Adobe Acrobat<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
TypeFaster Typing Tutor<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Audacity<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
GIMP<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Google Earth<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Magnify, Windows' magnification program<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
LibreOffice<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Microsoft Office 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Publisher, etc.)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Windows Media Player<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Eric Place, Guiding Ohio Online Trainer</span></strong>
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<p class="MsoNormal">St. Marys Community Public Library <br>
140 South Chestnut St. <br>
Saint Marys, OH 45885 <br>
Phone: 419-394-7471 <br>
Email: <a href="mailto:Eplace@seolibraries.org">EPlace@seolibraries.org</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://smcpl.org/">https://smcpl.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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