Schools connect to the district offices over T1 data links. Students can now access the Internet from the library or from their classrooms, all of which have at least one PC or Mac. In addition to searching the district libraries, students can search the county and city public library system as well as the Library of Congress. In addition, the district has added remote capabilities to the system so students can access the library's collections directly from home. Moreland has handled the issue of Internet safety by having students and parents sign Internet usage agreements.
Schools require students go to the library for 'purposeful research' only.
According to both Jones and Nickel, the Sun solution was easy to set up, install, and maintain. So that Moreland staff could maintain and provide technical support to their networks, Sun's Open Gateways Program also donated training to the district at SunU, the company's educational arm. Everyone involved with Moreland's library modernization project agrees that the new media centers are a huge hit on campus. Instead of seeing it as just another classroom, kids now see the library as part of the whole school scene and a window to the world. Inc. All rights reserved.