> Cambridgeshire County Council has been successful in a bid for Private
> Finance Initiative funding to provide a countywide broadband network
> serving libraries, schools, and other community outlets. One aspect of
> this bid is the intention to replace the library ticket with a Smartcards.
> Clearly there will be considerable benefits from adding other functions
> and uses to such a card and in forming a strategic alliance to do this.
>
> I would be very interested in information and contacts from the library
> sector to help scope the possibilities. I am already aware of developments
> for example within the HE sector coordinated by the University of Aston on
> behalf of JISC, and of some other developments such as work at Univ of
> Surrey. Information on projects and plans, that I can follow up on would
> be most welcome.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike Hosking
> Head of Libraries and Information Services
>
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