SPEC Kit 302 Managing Public Computing Author:Michael Cook The focus of this survey is the management of library public computing, i.e., those computers that are located in public spaces for use by patrons, as distinct from staff computers and servers. It was designed to provide a snapshot of the current state of public computing in ARL member libraries and to gather information on the scale of the libr... more »ary public computing operation, staffing and organizational structure, budgets for public computing, security and maintenance procedures, policies for public computing, and assessment/measurement of success activities.« less