Absolute control over public-access PCs

For years, BiblioMondo has brought forth innovation for libraries and their management software. Managing public-access PCs is quickly becoming a priority.

Administration

Mondo*PC gives you absolute control over public-access PCs in your library. All your requirements are covered thanks to the following administration features:

• Live remote Public PC surveillance
• User lists (including the subscriber name and number)
• Access to the subscriber’s browsing history
• Views of available PCs with real-time screen captures
• Remote control of the public-access PCs (starting and ending a session)
• Simultaneous use of many administration stations
• PC-access control by user groups or PC groups
• Messaging for user warnings or advertising
• Restricted use of certain applications or Web sites

Security

Thanks to our secure logins, library personnel no longer have to monitor the public-access PCs and can therefore concentrate on efficiently managing other tasks.

Bookings

Mondo*PC includes a reservation system allowing patrons to book their PCs ahead of time:

• Directly at the library
   - Through the librarians
   - Using the OPAC
• From a distance by web browser

Time management

The software allows for simple management of the public-access PC usage by supplying configurable schedule parameters:

• PC accessibility and inaccessibility
• PC bookings
• Session time
• Length of daily usage, by user groups or PC groups

Statistics

The application gives librarians access to statistics panels, allowing their professionals to monitor different activity statistics, notably:

• Booking statistics
• Usage statistics
• Forecast statistics
• Pricing statistics

Printing management

Allowing users to print from their public-access PC is a must; however, in the GREEN world we live in, wasting paper is a luxury we can no longer afford. Thanks to this tool, you will be able to manage how many pages you would like to print, how many sheets the user can print and also what the user can print (as some documents with many graphics can use up to 5 times more ink). You will also have a release station so as to avoid printing mistakes, afford privacy and allow operation of a charge station.

Friendly sites and recommendations

In the spirit of mentoring and helping others, you may program browser favorites directly in the public PC, sites you would like to suggest to your users. The great feature about this is that you can set it up by:

• User groups (Kids, Seniors, Preferred users and more)
• PC groups (Graphic design, Web, Documentalists, and more)

Personalized skins

You like the application and all it does for you. However, you would like to see it in your library’s colors. Personalized skins allow you to create specific skins to personalize the application and even the public access PCs.

Cleaning up

Your administrators will enjoy the cleaning-up feature of Mondo*PC. Thanks to this tool, you may remotely access the PC that was just used, clean it up and return it to its initial state, thus giving every user the same experience everytime and guaranteeing the previous user’s privacy.