American LibrariesSearch American Libraries  |
||
Site Navigation
Left Sidebar Items |
||
Brooklyn Public Library Wins Technology AwardNew York City has awarded the Brooklyn Public Library the 2004 Excellence in Technology Award in recognition of its Access Brooklyn Card and 70 self-service kiosks located in the Central Library and its 58 branches. The annual award is presented to a project that exemplifies the best of information technology in the city.The access cards debuted in April and allow patrons to use the library’s self-checkout machines and log into the touch-screen kiosks to pay overdue balances, reserve time on library computers, or pay for library photocopies. “We have issued a total of 322,833 ABC cards so far,” said BPL Executive Director Ginnie Cooper in a November 1 announcement of the award, “which demonstrates that the new ABC card is a big hit in Brooklyn.” The card system—which uses technology and services from Xerox, Dell, and Citibank—will be the focus of a Xerox nationwide marketing campaign aimed at urban public libraries. Posted November 5, 2004. |
Right Sidebar
|
|
