I see a number of People's Networkers have started replying to this query of Paul Hudson @ Edinburgh. I have two observations:
1. Taking up Lindy's point, I think you will find that it was a requirement of the NOF funding that access was to be free for the 3 years of the project, unless the PN bosses agreed otherwise. I believe that they did agree to allow some Authorities a "middle way" of making access free for the first hour/half-hour or whatever, and priced thereafter. Now that the three years is up, Authorities have only their consciences to help them, but it is my own personal view that when it comes to submitting "Public Library Standards Reports" (or whatever son-of-Annual-Library-Plan is called in future years), assessors will look leniently on this "middle way", but rather sternly on universal charging.
2. I fear that Paul's original query is doomed, because only those who (like the majority, including Bexley) "are making no charge and have no plans to do so" are likely to reply, and those who are charging will do their best to keep their heads below the parapet. Are certain other Authorities (we know you are out there!) going to prove me wrong?...
One final point: I see that Paul chose to start this off on LIS-PUB-LIBS@..., rather than PEOPLESNETWORK@... . Is it an error, or does he know something I don't know?
Peter Marshall
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Subject: Re: Charging for ICT
Wasn't free access to ICT a requirement of the People's Network funding?
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