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e-Branch Library

e-Branch Library Let the e-Branch Library Help you Narrow the Digital Divide!

With the 3M e-Branch Library system, your library can provide service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s a quick, cost-effective way to expand your services without adding staff. This ATM-like workstation provides immediate library access wherever your customers need it. The system can be installed at convenient locations, including malls, supermarkets, retail stores and community centers, and is perfect for customers on the go. As a freestanding terminal that provides a direct link to library databases, services and information, it also features print and fax capabilities and allows libraries to create new revenue streams through debit card transactions. Most important, the e-Branch Library narrows the digital divide by providing quick, convenient internet access. Customers can log on and get everything from stock quotes to local weather to information about healthcare, government services, employment opportunities and education.

e-Branch Library Brochure (PDF 384 KB)

Features Specifications See Also

Instant, 24/7 Internet access to:

  • Your Library System Database/Information Online Catalog
  • Community Information
  • Local, State and Federal Government Information
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Schools and Education
  • Health Information
  • Tourism
  • Other Customized Information

Quick, easy, convenient:

  • Can be Conveniently Located in Malls, Supermarkets, Retail Stores and Community Centers
  • Perfect for “On-The-Go” Customers
  • Hotline to Library Services - 24 Hours a Day, Everyday
  • Library, Community and Government Information Can be Printed in Seconds

Cost-effective, efficient turnkey solution:

  • Expand your Services without Expanding Staff
  • Narrow the “Digital Divide”
  • Kiosk Utilization Reports and Maintenance Agreements
  • Create New Revenue Streams Through Debit Card Transactions
  • LSTA Grant Opportunities

Computer (included)

  • Pentium IV; 2.8 GHZ Processor; 256 MB; 40GB Hard Drive; 24XCD-ROM; Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics
  • Video with up to 48 MB Shared Memory and Microsoft Operating System.
  • 17" LCD Flat Screen Monitor with 3M Resistive Touch Screen Overlay
  • Fully Functioning Water and Vandal Proof Keyboard with Rugged Industrial Trackball
  • Amplified Dual Speaker System
  • TCP/IP Ethernet and Token Ring Support
  • 8.5" Wide Thermal Printer with Parallel Interface and 750 Sheet Capacity Paper Roll
  • ADA Compliant Design

Options Available

  • Telephone Hand Set and Cradle with Volume Control
  • Magnetic Stripe Credit/Debit Card Reader
  • Integrated Coin Acceptor
  • High-Impact Security Touchscreen
  • Dollar Bill Acceptor with 500 Bill Stacker

Energy Profile

  • Dual Voltage 110v or 220v with Duplix Fixture (15 amps max)

Software (included)

  • PIKup Exclusive Design
  • PIK Security System
  • Microsoft XP-PRO License
  • PIK Nav-MasterÔ

System Integration (included)

  • Complete Design of Screens of Library Suggested Information Sites
  • Local Integrated Library System (OPAC) via Web
  • State Wide Library Information Databases
  • Local Online City/County/State Web Sites

Certifications

  • FCC Class A Product Approval Standards
  • FCC Part 15 and Part 68
  • UL/ETL CSA(Canada)

Support and Maintenance (Available)

  • Complete Software and Hardware Maintenance Agreements Including Parts and Labour

Note: These specifications are subject to changes which reflect the current technology improvements at time of order. Weights and measurements are approximate.
Questions?
For more information about any of our products or solutions, call 1-800-3M-HELPS (1-800-364-3577) or your local 3M Sales Representative
3M Satisfaction Guarantee
3M offers a 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE on all 3M Library Systems/Materials Flow Management products. Products are shipped and invoiced Net 30 days condition. If, at the end of 12 months from shipdate, the library is not satisfied with the performance of the equipment, 3M will accept the equipment back and offer a full refund of the original invoiced price, excluding the cost of the 3M RFID Tags and Tattle-Tape™.
Where to buy
Call your catalogue supplier or call 1-800-3M-HELPS (1-800-364-3577)
Announcement

*** Attention
Some 3M 2300 Detection Systems have been experiencing false alarms due to magnetic material in the construction of some brands of 3-ring binders. 3M is aware of the issue and currently does not have a fix. If your library has been experiencing false alarms, please confirm if they are caused by 3-ring binders. Technician visits are chargeable if a technician arrives on site and determines that the false alarms are caused by 3-ring binders. The technician will not be able to remedy the issue at this time.