Library computing services going back to the future: a thin client approach

IF 8 Q1 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Anthony McMullen
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Purpose This study aims to provide insights and commentary into issues encountered in providing computing services to library users in an era of shrinking budgets, reductions in staffing and increased utility costs. Design/methodology/approach The study uses examples and illustrations from a real-world deployment of thin client technologies to illustrate efficiencies achieved in not only maintenance and continued upkeep but also consumption of power. Findings Although thin client technologies were largely displaced with the proliferation of inexpensive and powerful desktop computing, great savings in both staff time and electricity can be achieved with a phasing out of desktop computing in favor of a thin client model. Originality/value This paper describes the benefits of a test of the viability of a thin client computing model in a highly utilized academic library computing facility. The consumption of power of the thin client model is compared and contrasted with the desktop systems that were displaced.
图书馆计算服务回到未来:瘦客户机方法
本研究旨在就在预算缩减、人手减少及公用事业成本增加的时代,为图书馆用户提供电脑服务时所遇到的问题提供见解和评论。设计/方法/方法本研究使用了瘦客户机技术的实际部署中的示例和插图,以说明不仅在维护和持续维护方面取得的效率,而且在功耗方面取得的效率。尽管随着廉价和强大的桌面计算的普及,瘦客户机技术在很大程度上已经被取代,但是通过逐步淘汰桌面计算,转而采用瘦客户机模型,可以大大节省员工的时间和电力。原创性/价值本文描述了在一个高度利用的学术图书馆计算设施中测试瘦客户机计算模型可行性的好处。将瘦客户机模型的功耗与被取代的桌面系统进行比较和对比。
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9.90
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12.20%
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7
期刊介绍: Because The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances is written and edited by well respected figures from the librarian community - you can be assured the topics covered will be particularly relevant to you and your library.
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