In March of 1994 we became the first public library in the U.S. to have a WWW Server. We currently are using a 9600 Macintosh Power Mac running WebStar for our Web server. So far it has worked wonderfully. Each department at the main library has created their own home pages and many of our in-house databases are now available on the Internet. Statistics show that we have almost 8,500 log-ins per day from all over the world.
Most surfers coming in are from educational institutions or commercial sites.
Our most recent addition to the age of technology in libraries is the development of a staff Intranet. We are running this on a separate 9600 Power Macintosh server. The Intranet links all members of the staff whether at the main library or a branch to the latest information and news. Our goal is to become a nearly paperless library using this new electronic medium to replace hard copy. For a map showing the locations of other WWW Servers throughout Indiana, go to Indiana's Virtual Tourist Page .