[OPLINTECH] headphones

[Matthew Augustine]

Jim,

I have had great success wit very durable headphones made by TELEX (which are mostly sold to grade schools) and sound breakout boxes made by CALIFONE that extend the one sound port on the back of a computer to allow up to 10 people to listen to a PC from the following company.

We hand out an alcohol wipe to each person that uses a headphone.  Cost is about $15 each.

Martin Audio Visual
3353 Lincoln Way, East
Massillon, OH 44646
1-800-228-1468
FAX 330-837-4003
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mann, James H. 
  To: Chris Zurbuchen ; OPLINTECH at OPLIN.ORG 
  Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 9:21 AM
  Subject: RE: [OPLINTECH] headphones


  Chris

  We're trying to work our way out of free headphones, except for children. It seems that our patrons have both expensive tastes and can be very destructive so we decided that we can't keep providing $20 headphones.

  Two suggestions: 

  Use a headphone extension cable to put the headphone outlet at the front of the computer

  If you're going to buy headphones get the $2 ones.

  IMHO

   

  Jim Mann

  Technology Coordinator

  Greene County Public Library

  Xenia Ohio 45385

  (937) 376-2996 x210

  mailto: jmann at gcpl.lib.oh.us


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  From: oplintech-admin at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-admin at oplin.org] On Behalf Of Chris Zurbuchen
  Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 3:45 PM
  To: OPLINTECH at OPLIN.ORG
  Subject: [OPLINTECH] headphones

   

  At Dayton Metro Library, we do not have public headphones as an option currently.  We might in the future.  For those libraries that use public headphones, we have a few questions.  Do you allow headphones for adult and children workstations?  Do you sell headphones?  Do you provide headphones free?  If free, what do you do about sanitation concerns?  Has sound become disruptive?  What policies do you have?  Thanks in advance for your help and guidance.

  ChrisZ

   

   

  Chris Zurbuchen

  Microcomputer Specialist

  Dayton Metro Library

  215 E. Third Street

  Dayton, OH  45402

  937.227.9500, x303

  chrisz at daytonmetrolibrary.org

   
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