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From: mac18@cus.cam.ac.uk (Sparky)
Subject: Re: Information delivery via kiosks (fwd)
To: nexus-gaia@netcom.com (Nexus Gaia)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 17:54:23 +0100 (BST)
Scott London said...
>
> Robert Lanning wonders:
>
> >Has anyone successfully implemented (or at least studied) information
> >delivery to customers via kiosks? Specifically, I'm looking for kiosks
> >placed AWAY from the library in various locations such as town square,
> >shopping center/mall, or campus hangouts. An FAQ would be extremely
> >helpful.
>
> I did a study on public networking for a think tank in Ohio about a year
> ago and touched on this subject. Here is an excerpt from the paper I wrote:
>
> "Local community networks and bulletin board systems (BBS's) have
> grown dramatically in recent years. Today there are a number of networks
> devoted exclusively to public affairs. The most celebrated is the Public
> Electronic Network (PEN) in Santa Monica, California. Started in February
> 1989, the network was designed to enhance civic participation in community
> affairs. Users are able to submit comments to city officials and receive
> a guaranteed response within 24 hours. They can also participate in any
> of the 300 on-line discussion groups, access the city's computerized
> library catalogue, and check the bulletin board of city services and
> public meetings. PEN is free to all residents of Santa Monica and to some
> residents who have dealings with the city. The public's response has been
> exceedingly good, by most accounts; PEN already has several thousand
> subscribers. Since Hewlett-Packard donated all the hardware (worth an
> estimated $350,000), the city pays only for the system's maintenance,
> which runs between $75,000 and $100,000 annually. The expense is
> evidently too steep for less affluent communities around the nation,
> however, even though quite a few have explored the possibility of adopting
> their own version of PEN.
>
> "Kansas City has installed a similar, if somewhat more limited,
> community network. It is accessed through kiosks known collectively as
> `City Hall in the Mall' since they are installed in Kansas City's two
> largest shopping malls. The project began in early 1988 and was developed
> in three phases: first, as a one-way information access system, then as
> an `electronic complaint box' of sorts for registering comments and
> opinions, and finally as a fully interactive service that allows basic
> citizen-city hall transactions. Hillsborough County, Florida (Tampa and
> surrounding areas), has also installed a City Hall in the Mall system,
> while Mercer Island, Washington (a wealthy bedroom community outside
> Seattle), too small for shopping malls, have used neighborhood grocery
> stores instead."
>
> If you would like some reading suggestions, feel free to contact me. I
> did a lot of background reading for the project and have an extensive
> bibliography.
>
> Best regards, Scott.
>
> Scott London * london@rain.org
>
> P.O. Box 21333 * Santa Barbara CA 93121
> Phone: 805 963 1573 * Fax: 805 963 0173
>
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From: mac18@cus.cam.ac.uk (Sparky)
Subject: Re: Information delivery via kiosks (fwd)
To: nexus-gaia@netcom.com (Nexus Gaia)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 17:53:32 +0100 (BST)
And again...
Lori Atwater said...
>
> In reply to Robert Lannings request for information about delivery
> information to the public via kiosks:
>
> The City of San Luis Obispo has developed a pilot information kiosk which
> was demonstrated recently at our electronic village conference. The
> kiosk is PC-based using Window software, Virtual Basic and Microsoft Word.
>
> The project was originated by Diane Gladwell, San Luis Obispo City CLerk,
> with much assistance from Dr. Barry Floyd, MIS professor at Cal Poly.
> This partnership along with technical support from Information Systems at
> the City produced an information kiosk with touch screen-interface which
> allows users to move through screens of text and graphics. Some of the
> information displayed is:
> Who are the City Council members (with their pictures)?
> What is an ordinance? a public hearing?
> Where are City offices (with a map that flashes locations selected)?
> What are the bus routes (with a map what flashes route selected)?
> What services are provided by Community Development?
> How do I get a building permit?
> What services are provided by the Police Department?
> Much, much more.
>
> The information kiosk is an integral part of our strategic to get
> information to the public. We expect to have at least three kiosks in
> place during 1995. Locations have to be determined but I'd like one to
> be portable for doing special surveys.
>
> Lori Atwater
> Information Systems Coordinator
> City of San Luis Obispo
> latwater@callamer.com
> (805) 781-7131
>
>
> Note: Almost all of the labor to develop the information kiosk for the
> City was contributed by students at Cal Poly receiving credit for a
> senior project.
>
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From: mac18@cus.cam.ac.uk (Sparky)
Subject: Re: Information delivery via kiosks (fwd)
To: nexus-gaia@netcom.com (Nexus Gaia)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 17:52:29 +0100 (BST)
From COMMUNET....
Jeff Richards said...
>
> I suggest that you contact both Public Technology Inc. (R&D arm of the
> National League of Cities) at 202 626-2400 and the Interactive Services
> Association (U.S. & Canada) at 301 495-4955. PTI undertook some public
> access terminal work in the mid-'80's at malls; ISA member organizations
> were involved in commercial public access online services in the '80's as
> well.
>
> Jeff Richards |
> MFJ Task Force | Internet: richards@bell.com
> +1 202 973-5307 voice | 1133-21st NW #700
> +1 202 973-5351 TDD | Washington DC 20036-3349
> +1 202 973-5341 fax |
>
>
> On Mon, 25 Apr 1994, LANNING, ROBERT wrote:
>
> > Has anyone successfully implemented (or at least studied) information
> > delivery to customers via kiosks? Specifically, I'm looking for kiosks
> > placed AWAY from the library in various locations such as town square,
> > shopping center/mall, or campus hangouts. An FAQ would be extremely
> > helpful.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Robert Lanning
> > Air Force Library and Information System
> > 10100 Reunion Place, Suite 401
> > San Antonio TX 78216-4138
> > (210)652-3037
> > Internet: lanning@afsva5.afsv.af.mil
> >
>
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From: mac18@cus.cam.ac.uk (Sparky)
Subject: Re: Information delivery via kiosks (fwd)
To: nexus-gaia@netcom.com (Nexus Gaia)
Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 22:18:02 +0100 (BST)
More stuff..
Scott London said...
>
> Picking up on the discussion about information kiosks, I ran
> across an article in an old Business Week (June 22, 1992) by Evan
> Schwartz. At the time it was written, he reports that there were
> close to 60,000 kiosks in the U.S. That figure is expected to top two
> million by 1996, according to Inteco Corp., a market research firm he
> spoke with. The forecast is based on a new breed of multimedia
> machines that have not only colorful graphics and sound but are also
> fully interactive.
>
> Schwartz's primary example of these kiosks are the Info/California
> audio-video computers located around San Diego and Sacramento which
> offer job listings, information on HIV testing, an electronic
> application for a fishing license, and more. He also describes a
> kiosk in South Central Los Angeles which helps citizens find
> community-assistance programs.
>
> The challenge is to make kiosks part of everyday life, not just a
> passing fad, according to Schwartz. "When Hawaii tested similar
> kiosks in 1990, 33 people a day used each machine in the first six
> months. But since then, use has slowed to about 25 people per day, and
> the kiosk project is on hold.
>
> "California could face the same problem. But Jim Henderson, who is
> running the pilot project for California's Health & Welfare Agency,
> says that the state can recoup some of the $ 3 million it has spent
> from transaction fees. Long-term, kiosks could help the cash-strapped
> state's bottom line. If hundreds of kiosks are answering routine
> questions, he says, the bureaucracy can function with fewer workers.
> Six other states may soon launch similar projects."
>
> Not surprising perhaps that the driving incentives behind the development
> of these kiosks are commercial and geared toward "cash-strapped states'
> bottom-lines." The question, as always, is whether communities can find
> ways to build partnerships between businesses and local government so that
> all benefit from this kind of service.
>
> Another source that may be of interest is the November 1989 issue of
> _Public Management_ which features several articles on kiosks. Rich
> Conrad reports on how the city of Mercer Island, Washington, installed
> local community kiosks to create "informative and fun communication links
> with citizens." And in another article, Rich Lovett describes several
> "City Hall in the Mall" systems. These articles are dated, to be sure,
> but they are written by real folks in the field who paved the way through
> trial and error.
>
> Best regards, Scott.
>
>
> Scott London * london@rain.org
>
> P.O. Box 21333 * Santa Barbara CA 93121
> Phone: 805 963 1573 * Fax: 805 963 0173
>
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