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Bibliotheks-Kioske Der schon im Juli in netbib erwähnte PIK (Public Information Kiosk) ist bald auch in der Lage, 24 Stunden an 7 Tagen in der Woche Auskünfte zu geben. Das wird ermöglicht, durch die Zusammenabeit des Herstellers mit LSSI. Es funktioniert folgendermassen: "Patrons simply touch a button on the eBranch Library screen to connect with a librarian any time of the day or night. The librarian opens up a shared browser on the kiosk which she can use to send Web pages to the patron, 'escort the patron' through searches on the library catalog, databases, or statewide information resources, and librarian can even send photocopies or scanned images from books, journals and print resources to the patron -- all live and real time.  The librarian and patron may communicate via 'chat' or simply by talking over the phone that built into the kiosk.  Once the interaction is completed, the patron is emailed or faxed a complete transcript of the session for future reference." Ganz einfach eigentlich ...