Comments on: Cites & Insights 8:2 available http://walt.lishost.org/2008/01/cites-insights-82-available/ The library voice of the radical middle Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:14:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dorothea Salo http://walt.lishost.org/2008/01/cites-insights-82-available/#comment-31418 Dorothea Salo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:54:08 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=692#comment-31418 A lot of our campus libraries do loaner laptops (in cooperation with campus IT). A small, rugged, cheap machine would be a real boon. A lot of our campus libraries do loaner laptops (in cooperation with campus IT). A small, rugged, cheap machine would be a real boon.

]]> By: walt http://walt.lishost.org/2008/01/cites-insights-82-available/#comment-31414 walt Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:46:16 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=692#comment-31414 Dorothea, that makes sense to me--for libraries that do loan out notebooks. Outside my experience, which is of course limited. My wife's improving little by little (and I'm still getting over a cold). Dorothea, that makes sense to me–for libraries that do loan out notebooks. Outside my experience, which is of course limited.

My wife’s improving little by little (and I’m still getting over a cold).

]]> By: Dorothea Salo http://walt.lishost.org/2008/01/cites-insights-82-available/#comment-31412 Dorothea Salo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:31:12 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=692#comment-31412 Quibble re: ultralight PCs... If these get cheap enough (a significant "if," as miniaturization requires serious engineering), they'd be obvious loaner machines for libraries with loaner programs -- mostly academic libraries as far as I know. Hope your wife's feeling better! Quibble re: ultralight PCs… If these get cheap enough (a significant “if,” as miniaturization requires serious engineering), they’d be obvious loaner machines for libraries with loaner programs — mostly academic libraries as far as I know.

Hope your wife’s feeling better!

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