Re: Save the trees (and forms)

[Latisha LaRue <kfischer@keller.clarke.edu>]

Elisabeth,
	I dream of such things. Here's where the dream becomese a
nightmare, though, for me.  How do we do this?  Keep the computer on at
all times tuned into the data base?  Ask the client to fill in his/her
form on the computer (even though some still detest those infernal
machines?).  We only have two computers in our little w.l., a fact I am
not displeased with btw;  it would be difficult for us to keep one
dedicated for this use only.
	But now if we wanna talk clothesless in the river, you've got my
attention!
			Katie

On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, Elisabeth Piedmont-Marton wrote:

> 
> Go ahead, Katie, and go paperless!
> 
> Sara's post mentioned that we collect information from students
> electronically, but let me emphasize that we no longer use printed forms at
> all.  Not only does this save trees, but it saves an enormous amount of
> time.  Just two weeks ago we had a single-day high number of student vists:
> 65 in the eight hours we are open.  I know this would not have been
> possible under the old system.
> 
> Of course, you've got to devise a back-up system.  We use a Zip drive.
> 
> Elisabeth
> 
> Elisabeth Piedmont-Marton,Ph.D.
> Coordinator
> Undergraduate Writing Center
> FAC 211
> University of Texas at Austin
> Austin, TX 78712
> (512) 471-6222
> epiedmontmarton@mail.utexas.edu
> 
> 
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