The solution begins at a SignUp Station, where patrons swipe/scan their library card or type in their ID to initiate the fast and intuitive three-step reservation process. When the reserved time begins, they log in at the PAC to ensure that only they are able to access it. When the reserved time is about to expire, SignUp first notifies, and then gracefully logs the patron off. The computer is available for the next reservation without any staff intervention.

Manage Public PCs with Pharos SignUp Reservation Software

Public access computers (PACs) in libraries and computer labs continue to be an essential part of the higher education landscape despite the fact that increasing numbers of students are using their own laptops on campus. Ensuring that students have equitable access to PACs is therefore very important, but making it happen can be very difficult. Manual reservation systems are labor-intensive, while moderating disagreements and enforcing restrictions can be stressful for your staff.

SignUp for Higher Education

Now you can facilitate management of library computers with Pharos SignUp, a computer reservation system that automates the administrative and enforcement roles required for PACs and offers a variety of mix-and-match reservation options, security features, patron identification methods, and reporting choices. It ensures orderly and fair access to shared computers, freeing up librarians to focus on their core activities.

Patrons monopolize your Public Access Computers (PACs) for hours—lost in a world of information, chat, and games. The result is that you’re left with frustrated patrons waiting in lines for computer time and an unhappy staff that is forced to coordinate a fair computer schedule. Of course, while your staff is busy mediating between patrons and scheduling computer time, they can’t concentrate on the activities they were trained to perform.

SignUp for Public Libraries

Pharos Systems helps you overcome these challenges with SignUp Vx3, an automated computer
reservation and management system that provides effective and fair access to all patrons,
optimizes the use of your existing resources, and allows your staff to focus on their core tasks—
the tasks that lead to improved library services.

SignUp Key Features and Benefits

Three Reservation Modes

Immediate - Users walk up to any open computer and log on.

Queued - Users add themselves to a queue in a particular location at the time they wish to use a PC (on a first-come, first-served basis).

Scheduled - Users complete the reservation procedure in advance using the Reservations screen at the Pharos Station, and are allocated a specific computer for a given period.

Web-based Nerve Center

Provides staff a central point of complete day-to-day operational control. Make and modify reservations, enforce library rules, extend time limits, view queues, and disable PCs if needed.

Auto power-off

Prevents staff from having to turn off SignUp-controlled PCs individually

Fits right in

SignUp seamlessly interfaces with the major Internet filtering software to provide localized,
centralized, or group-based filtering options.

Setting flexibility

 Allows administrators to customize settings such as hours of operation, holidays, reservation duration, reservation extension rules, and patron usage limitations.

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