The Joy of Computing: A Cookbook for Small and Rural Libraries 
What can we do to maintain patron computer security? Where can we go to get technical support for our patron computers? How can we help users with limited computer skills? What can we do to ensure a healthy, functioning patron computer? How do I get more computer funding?
These are just a few of the patron computing questions being asked by administrators in small, rural libraries across the United States. They are also the questions . . . along with many others . . . that are answered in The Joy of Computing. Comprehensive in scope, this Cookbook brings together current best practices, important insights, and useful tools from the community for building and supporting a successful patron computing environment.
This first section of the Cookbook highlights the MaintainIT Project and its efforts to promote sustainable models of technical support for patron computers in libraries throughout the U.S. It also provides a high level overview of the Cookbook and discusses the ways in which to use it to ensure that your patron computing environment operates with technical efficiency and is managed at its potential.
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