Betty Ann O'Brien

Name: Betty Ann O'Brien
E-mail: bao@stlib.state.pa.us
Organization: Commonwealth Libraries Library development
City and State: Harrisburg, pa
Date: Oct. 7 - 04:28 PM
Submitted from: w37-218.stlib.state.pa.us <164.156.106.37>

1. Has your school, school district or library developed a technology plan?

2. If your school, school district or library has developed a technology plan, has it been reviewed with an eye toward its use as part of a Universal Service discount application?

3. Has your school, school district or library conducted a technology inventory?

4. Has your school, school district or library joined a consortium to seek telecommunications services at prices below standard tariffed rates?

5. If your organization is part of a consortium, what groups are included in the consortium?

6. Where does your school, school district or library go for technical advice in the implementation of its networking plans?

7. Please list any other comments you have with respect to preparations for the Universal Service discount program.

As I mentioned earlier in a note to Laurie, I am not going to complete the survey, as I do not run a library. I am an advisor to public libraries, mostly rural; all understaffed and underfunded. I see several small libraries are participating. Too many are not; 'cause they just can not do one more thing. As is seen from comments from people such as Diane Whitker, Lois Strycula, Diane Ziegler, Lynne Tharan and probaly several others I now can not recall these folks are finding this entire process very time consuming. I think most people felt they would have some tangible answers by now the second week in October.