[WEB4LIB] OCLC new Browser req.

[Wilfred Drew]

Maybe I'm missing something here.  Why wouldn't you want the latest browsers
for public stations?
We are currently using IE 4.0 on our computers.  It is free.  It can also be
locked down in a Windows 95/98  or Windows NT environment. Why shouldn't
libraries be finding monies to keep powerful enough machines out there to
provide the latest in information resources for their patrons?

We are continually replacing computers in our library.  We build it into our
budget.  Currently we have 6 public machines all of which are Pentium based.
The oldest is two years old and the newest is 6 months old.  I know money
and staffing make such things difficult for many libraries but the effort
must be made.  Technology is a moving target and we must move with it.

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Wilfred Drew (Call me "Bill"); Associate Librarian (Systems, Reference)
President, SUNY Librarians Association (SUNYLA)
SUNY College of Ag. & Tech.;   P.O. Box 902;  Morrisville, NY 13408-0902
E-mail: drewwe at morrisville.edu powwow:drewwe at wedrew.lib.morrisville.edu
Phone: (315)684-6055 or 684-6060 Fax: (315)684-6115
Homepage: <http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/>
Not Just Cows: <http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/njc/>
LibraryLinks: <http://www.morrisville.edu/pages/library/>
SUNYLA: <http://www.albany.edu/library/sunyla/>
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