[Publib] Re: Internet Computers--Time limits

[Andy Barnett]

Permissive and restrictive rulesets. What fun.

We allow 90 minutes per day without staff intervention...but if they sit 
down and sign in, then they get a default 30 minutes. For many people, that 
is a signal to go do something else with their day. Only if they bother to 
set up a block of three 30 minutes reservations (which they can do 
themselves) do they get the 90 minutes in one shot. A little social 
engineering moves many patrons off the PCs in just 30 minutes. If they had 
unlimited time, they would wake up when it got to be closing time.

We almost always allow another 90 minutes upon request. That lets us check 
their card to make sure they aren't using someone else's.

Being wireless helps, since we don't meter that. Sign in and spend the day.

We have 24 Internet stations in a community of 18,000 and service area of 
40,000.

Andy Barnett, Asst. Director		McMillan Memorial Library
490 East Grand Ave. Wisconsin Rapids, WI  54494			
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