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  • Online Public Access Computer (23)
  • Digitize special collections (i.e. local history) (21)
  • Ongoing Internet training for staff and public (29)
  • Newer machines (2)
  • More speed: Internet connections and computers (24)
  • More public internet stations (15)
  • On Line Data Bases eg. Electric Library (16)
  • On line magazine subscription eg. EBSCO (3)
  • classroom training facility with high speed access (5)
  • unlimited access to electronic resources and technological expertise when I need it
  • Internet station in children/young adult department
  • Upgrade to dedicated service at 56Kbps (2)
  • Second internet station in adult department
  • Create additional content
  • More staff for oneonone assistance for Internet users (9)
  • paid staff to help patrons with computers and monies for computer tech support
  • ongoing upgrades and dedicated lines (3)
  • No sure of what is currently available that I do not have.
  • Digitalizing portions of the Genealogical Department.
  • full text electronic resources
  • interactive features for remote services
  • Onsite technical support
  • video on demand
  • Improve Web access to library catalogue
  • Free access for the public
  • more opening hours (3)
  • more space for computers (2)
  • Twice as many terminals, with a twohour time limit instead of one hour a day.
  • More peripherals such as scanners (3) and colour laser printers.
  • an automated selfserve system for booking Internet time and signing on.
  • Integrate all computer stations in all branches into one network and upgrade the Web Page
  • digital system
  • geneology
  • online public access
  • Distance Learning (3)
  • Multimedia Software
  • total automation of the library (3)
  • new software
  • Money to purchase more online services
  • Limited email service and webhosting for municipal government
  • upgrade fibreoptic connection speed
  • stateoftheart workstations
  • Computers that are always working: meaning Better Technician Services
  • Webbased reference service, staffed by professional librarians 7x24 (7)
  • Include catalogues of all public organizations in our web based catalogue (e.g., public health materials held by Board of Health)
  • Training to NGO's (Nongovernmental organizations) on how to do web pages and a service to maintain NGO's web pages for them
  • Search fulltext and bibliographic databases from outside library (12)
  • More staff Internet stations. (2)
  • Online Document Delivery
  • Remote Access (2)
  • efficiency and organization of web resources
  • Safe downloading from the web
  • Specific product access via the web (e.g. Encyclopedias online)
  • Internet subscription services
  • Marketing and promotion
  • GIS (geographic information systems) (3)
  • Consumer Health Information (3)
  • Government services and community information (4)
  • Wordprocessing (3)
  • Developing a library based web portal (3)
  • accessing authoritative knowledge and services
  • Dissemination of information databases to patrons through high speed Internet access
  • Access electronic services (6)
  • Download reproduction quality digitised images
  • reserve, request books and access personal library transaction records
  • Searching done by staff
  • Interactive web forms, questions, program registration, survey responses, fee payments, storytime, reserving books, renewing, etc. (16)
  • Finish upgrading of hardware (currently under way).
  • Video reference (3)
  • Downloading for free to disc of any materials under the sun, instead of trying to recoup some costs by making folks printout their documents
  • Touch screen access to government services, that are user friendly and fool proof
  • Computer course using cdrom or online
  • A reference computer
  • A Children's deptartment computer with filters
  • video conferencing (4)
  • Internet access at every opac station
  • advanced internet workshops
  • Computer Training for Seniors
  • Training of developing Web pages for businesses
  • STAFF TO KEEP HARDWARE, SOFTWARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND TO KEEP INFO SITE CURRENT (2)
  • NO COSTS TO LIBRARY FOR SERVICE IE CONNECTIVITY
  • FUNDS TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE TIMES AND STILL BE ABLE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC WITH THEIR BOOK NEEDS
  • Full time technical staff
  • Cable modems (2)
  • Voice recognition software
  • Realtime virtual reference service
  • Distribution/Circulation of ebooks (2)
  • web page with links
  • Office applications on all public workstations.
  • Upgrade all workstations to Pentium III.
  • Library Web Site
  • Offer personal, customizable web interface to library
  • Install Portal Technology to allow seamless access to any and all information resources & library services.
  • World Wide Video & Chat Hardware/Software
  • Streaming Audio and Video (2)
  • regular equipment & software upgrades
  • ECommerce
  • access to teleconferencing for Regional Councils and other groups
  • Upgrading of computors
  • youth worker to help with internet
  • Job Bank
  • interlibrary data base OPAC
  • personal usage
  • Fibre Optic connection in all locations
  • More chilren software
  • more computers
  • Access to Library Holdings on the web (3)
  • Increased Bandwidth
  • ISDN connection
  • increase use (3x) of internet
  • fulltime trainer/manager of the sites
  • added pentiums to the network, 4 for each library
  • Digital Camera
  • Faster and better research software
  • More pages of library staff chosen sites
  • Personal email with new books and other materials notification
  • Dedicated access
  • 24 hour computer time
  • Full time staff
  • T3 connection
  • Have the internet available on the Public Access Catalogues as well.
  • access to larger libraries
  • selection of software
  • Digitize local newspaper collection


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