SCLS member libraries may receive financial assistance in the form of PCs provided by a local organization. The SCLS Technology Team can offer support for these PCs when all the following conditions are met:
Hardware requirements
- The PCs must be newly purchased, with an SCLS-approved OS license included
- The PCs must be purchased all at the same time in order to accommodate the installed image created by SCLS
- The PCs must be at or better than the SCLS current model specs (Intel-based motherboards with Intel processors)
- The PCs must be designed to run Microsoft Windows natively (PCs are not Apple Macintosh’s, Linux-based PCs, or other Operating system)
- The PCs must be the identical model
Support Requirements
- The gifting organization must have a formalized IT department made up of technology professionals that support PCs and technology on a daily basis
- The Library will be responsible for all coordinated communication between the Library and the organization’s IT department
- The gifting organization’s IT department is responsible for all hardware support
- The gifting organization agrees to ship PCs to SCLS Headquarters directly
- Prior to action, SCLS and the member library will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, laying out hardware requirements, support requirements, and any other issues in greater detail
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