[WEB4LIB] Re: Docking Ports

[SVK]

How is printing handled from these carrel-based network connections?  Are
students told which printer drivers they need?  Is there a printer
available on each floor or on each network ring or . . . . .?
thanks,
shannon


At 08:35 AM 3/22/99 -0800, you wrote:
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>Here at Mills were have talked about providing this service for our
>students.  What we envision is network connections that students will plug
>their laptop to and connect to the campus network.  Our ITS department has
>suggested students receive training on connecting to the network;  they
>would also be assigned an IP address that they can use from any
>building on the campus. 
>
>We are still in the talking stage of this project, and my try to offer it
>on a trail basis in the fall.
> 
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>
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>On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Donald Barclay wrote:
>
>> In the discussion about checking out laptops, Darryl Friesen mentioned
>> "'docking stations' where students could plug in their own laptops." Does
>> anyone have experience with docking stations in a library? Are the docking
>> stations just ordinary network drops? If so, what software, cards, etc.
>> would users have to have on their laptops to access a docking station? Does
>> the Library have to spend a lot of time and/or money helping users set up
>> their laptops so they can dock? Thanks for any  information on this one.
>> 
>> 
>> Donald A. Barclay
>> Houston Academy of Medicine-       always the beautiful answer
>> Texas Medical Center Library           who asks the more beautiful question
>> donaldb at library.tmc.edu                                   -- e. e. cummings
>> 
>> 
>
>Alma Garcia
>Library System Administrator
>almag at mills.edu
>(510)430-2021
>
>
Reference Librarian
Central Library
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
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