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Krebeck, Aaron – Computers in Libraries, 2010
The public computing center offers an economical and environmentally friendly model for providing additional public computer access when and where it is needed. Though not intended to be a replacement for a full-service branch, the public computing center does offer a budget-friendly option for quickly expanding high-demand services into the…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Public Libraries, Computer Centers, Community Information Services
Spitzer, Stephan; Brown, Stephen – Computers in Libraries, 2007
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, located on the National Naval Medical Center's campus in Bethesda, Maryland, is a medical education and research facility for the nation's military and public health community. In order to support its approximately 7,500 globally distributed users, the university's James A. Zimble Learning…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Educational Resources, Medical Education, Learning Resources Centers
Baykan, Mary – Computers in Libraries, 2006
This article explains how the Maryland public library community used data from a citizen poll to support increases in government funding. With a major grant from the Division of Library Development Services (the official name for the Maryland state library), the public library community hired a nationally known pollster, Potomac, Inc., to conduct…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Public Opinion, Financial Support, Federal Aid