[Publib] 7. Google Earth (Margaret Maddox)

[Bill Bowman]

We had considered installing the software, but then we looked at the
licesing information at google:

http://earth.google.com/intl/en-US/license.html

I read it as that we couldn't use the free app here..  

Correct me if I was wrong, please....

Bill Bowman
Independence Township Library
Clarkston, MI

   7. Google Earth (Margaret Maddox)
   9. Re: Google Earth (Carl Long)
  10. Re: Google Earth (Robert Sullivan)
  12. Re: Google Earth (Deborah Shepherd)
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:15:28 -0500
From: "Margaret Maddox" <MMaddox at wcpl.lib.oh.us>
Subject: [Publib] Google Earth
To: <publib at webjunction.org>
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	<7A5F700EA9D7594D8A9902D775CCFEFB0310F54D at wcpl-mail1.wcpl.lib.oh.us>
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We want to install Google Earth on our patron Internet stations since
some of our patrons are asking for it.  We have little experience with
it and have a question for those who might have more experience.

One thing that concerns us is that it appears to save everything you
enter (per computer). So, patron A sits down at Station #1 and enters
the location of his home, his parent's home, etc. adds some text and
closes the program. Patron B sits down and opens it and all of patron
A's information is there. Does anyone know if there is a quick way to
clear all of the entered information from the program? 

Margaret Maddox
Technical & Information Services Manager
Washington-Centerville Public Library
Centerville, OH 45459
http://www.wclibrary.info




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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:18:47 -0500
From: Carl Long <carl.long at reading.lib.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [Publib] Google Earth
To: Margaret Maddox <MMaddox at wcpl.lib.oh.us>
Cc: publib at webjunction.org
Message-ID: <494A5BC7.6060505 at reading.lib.pa.us>
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Margaret,

Here is one option: 
http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=20712

Best of luck,
Carl Long
Reference Librarian
Reading Public Library
http://www.reading.lib.pa.us/

Margaret Maddox wrote:
> We want to install Google Earth on our patron Internet stations since
> some of our patrons are asking for it.  We have little experience with
> it and have a question for those who might have more experience.
>
> One thing that concerns us is that it appears to save everything you
> enter (per computer). So, patron A sits down at Station #1 and enters
> the location of his home, his parent's home, etc. adds some text and
> closes the program. Patron B sits down and opens it and all of patron
> A's information is there. Does anyone know if there is a quick way to
> clear all of the entered information from the program? 
>
> Margaret Maddox
> Technical & Information Services Manager
> Washington-Centerville Public Library
> Centerville, OH 45459
> http://www.wclibrary.info
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Publib mailing list
> Publib at webjunction.org
> http://lists.webjunction.org/mailman/listinfo/publib
>
>
>
>   






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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:23:10 -0500
From: "Robert Sullivan" <robert.g.sullivan at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Publib] Google Earth
To: "Margaret Maddox" <MMaddox at wcpl.lib.oh.us>
Cc: publib at webjunction.org
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	<32c265400812180623u2178cd32je4fe639733b819f0 at mail.gmail.com>
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> We want to install Google Earth on our patron Internet stations since
> some of our patrons are asking for it.  We have little experience with
> it and have a question for those who might have more experience.

You may wish to consider the effect this will have on your network.  I
was going to put it on our public PCs, but the systems people at our
consortium asked us not to because it's so bandwidth-intensive.

I don't know if it sucks up any more of the connection than a bunch of
people watching videos, but it's a thought.  Our patrons seem happy
enough with Google Maps.

-- 
Bob Sullivan
Schenectady Digital History Archive
<http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/>
Schenectady County (NY) Public Library


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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:47:37 -0500
From: "Deborah Shepherd" <dshepherd at sfldlib.org>
Subject: Re: [Publib] Google Earth
To: "Margaret Maddox" <MMaddox at wcpl.lib.oh.us>,
	<publib at webjunction.org>
Message-ID: <494A1C3C.0757.0075.0 at sfldlib.org>
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We use a product called Public Web Browser that looks and acts a lot like
IE, but is designed for use in public. It allows you to have a lot of
control of user behavior at the computers. 
 
There is a setting in the PWB that erases the cache each time the browser is
closed.  
 
http://www.teamsoftwaresolutions.com/ 
 
Deborah Shepherd
Assistant Technology Coordinator
Southfield Public Library
248 796-4351
dshepherd at sfldlib.org 



>>> "Margaret Maddox" <MMaddox at wcpl.lib.oh.us> Thursday, December 18, 2008
8:15 AM >>>
We want to install Google Earth on our patron Internet stations since
some of our patrons are asking for it.  We have little experience with
it and have a question for those who might have more experience.

One thing that concerns us is that it appears to save everything you
enter (per computer). So, patron A sits down at Station #1 and enters
the location of his home, his parent's home, etc. adds some text and
closes the program. Patron B sits down and opens it and all of patron
A's information is there. Does anyone know if there is a quick way to
clear all of the entered information from the program? 

Margaret Maddox
Technical & Information Services Manager
Washington-Centerville Public Library
Centerville, OH 45459
http://www.wclibrary.info