At the Durham Light Infantry Museum in Durham City we are developing (as
part of an HLF funded project) a network cafe, top include a number of PCs
providing access to the web, CD-ROMs and intranet resources. We are
currently considering issues such as:
Do you restrict the length of time one person can use a PC for ?(e.g. by
allocating a certain amount of time with an admission ticket, or by
charging for a ticket)
Do you allow printing from PCs and if so do you charge for it, and do you
use a coin box or honesty system?
Do you provide access to the same resources on each system or do you
dedicate individual PCs to particular resources - e.g. some will be quick
reference whilst others might involve more browsing?
I would be grateful to hear from anyone who has any thoughts on or
experience of this area or who could guide me to some relevant literature
Iain Watson
Arts, Libraries and Museums Department
Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham DH1 5TY
Tel. 0191 3834478
Fax 0191 3841336
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