[Genealib] CD Caddies

[Donald Person]

Linda,

Another example of the benefits of genealib. We'll look into this, too.  
Thanks.

Judy
On Apr 17, 2007, at 8:17 AM, Linda van der Veur wrote:

> Thanks Kathy.  How do you get the computer to look at a hard drive for  
> the data rather than ask for the CD?  I've looked at the viewing  
> programs that are associated with the particular CDs and haven't been  
> able to redirect them to the hard drive where the data is stored. 
>  
> Linda
> Napa Valley Genealogy Society
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:  kql
>> To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
>> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 4:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Genealib] CD Caddies
>>
>> Linda van der Veur wrote:
>> > We have been using CD Caddies for years to access our collection of  
>> over
>> > 350 CDs.
>> > 
>> > How are other libraries handling the problems of patrons using the  
>> CDs,
>> > especially with the possibility of damage since they will be  
>> physically
>> > touching the CDs? 
>> > 
>> > Are there wall storage units that work well for libraries or are
>> > binders/books a better option?
>>
>> Sounds like you could benefit from a network attached storage (NAS)
>> device.  It's basically a huge hard drive (500-1000 GB), onto which  
>> you
>> copy all your CDs.  Because it's attached to the network, all your
>> computers should then be able to access the data from the NAS, rather
>> than having to handle the actual CDs.  They're not all that  
>> expensive--
>> about the cost of a computer or less.  You might want to talk to your  
>> IT
>> person about the technical details.
>>
>> Kathy
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