<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Many of our staff library computers are laptops, but we use a regular monitor and keyboard plugged into the laptop as if it was a standard CPU. When at the Reference Desk, we can set the screen on the laptop to be the same as the monitor, and turn the laptop screen to the patron so we can look together at the same results. The patron can type and we can type. When not working with a patron, we can set it so the screens are NOT the same, so we can have a document open on one and a website on the other. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">This has worked pretty well for us and is an inexpensive solution for a "co-browsing" concept. If the laptop does not have enough USB ports you may need to get a hub (keyboard, barcode scanner, flash drive, etc.) When no patron is present, we turn the laptop back to face us or just close the lid. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">GARY COCOZZOLI</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div>_____________________<br></div>Gary R. Cocozzoli<br>Director of the Library<br>Lawrence Technological University<br>248-204-3000<br> <a href="mailto:gcocozzol@ltu.edu" target="_blank">gcocozzol@ltu.edu</a><div> (or) <a href="mailto:grc@ltu.edu" target="_blank">grc@ltu.edu</a><div><br>Visit the Library at <a href="http://library.ltu.edu" target="_blank">http://library.ltu.edu</a></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 11:46 AM, Andrea Estelle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aestelle@otsegolibrary.org" target="_blank">aestelle@otsegolibrary.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-5008102342959498921WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone out there discovered a nice-looking way to implement a dual monitor type of setup that would allow our patrons to see the computer screen at the circ/ref desk when we want them to see it? <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I am looking for a system that would allow this that could be controlled easily (turned on/off as needed) by our staff and would keep us from having to swivel the monitors around to try to show them what we are doing?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I don’t want to add something clunky looking to our circ/reference desk so I’m wondering if anyone has come up with a creative, sleek solution to this!?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for your help,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Andrea<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bliss Pro"">Andrea Estelle, MLIS<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bliss Pro"">Library Director<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bliss Pro"">Otsego District Library<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bliss Pro""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Andrea_Writes;color:red">B</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Andrea_Writes;color:#ee853e">r</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Andrea_Writes;color:#ffc000">i</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Andrea_Writes;color:#00b050">g</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Andrea_Writes;color:#0070c0">h</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Andrea_Writes;color:#2e74b5">t</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Andrea_Writes;color:#7030a0">e</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Andrea_Writes;color:red">n</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Andrea_Writes;color:#1f497d"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Andrea_Writes;color:#7030a0">the Corner Where You Are</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Andrea_Writes;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bliss Pro";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><img width="364" height="93" id="m_-5008102342959498921Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D26812.95E6DA00" alt="andrea logo copy"></span><b><span style="font-family:"Bliss Pro";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Bliss Pro";color:#5b0e94">Every Great Community Deserves a Great Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bliss Pro";color:#5b0e94"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bliss Pro""><a href="http://www.otsegolibrary.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">www.otsegolibrary.org</span></a></span><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-family:"Bliss Pro";color:#1f497d"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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