Computer Systems and Website Planning

M. Public Service Opportunities

Updated on May 2, 2011

THNC may extend its sphere of influence, service, and public awareness by offering a subset of full member services to organizations already involved with public service, job training, or education.

1. Specifications for Terminals
1. Approach libraries, job and family services centers, and veterans' centers; submit written proposals for THNC usage on their public terminals;
2. Consider other institutions dedicated to long-term learning, skills retraining, and situations not addressed by these institutions; these may include vocational schools and Do-It-Yourselfer stores.
3. Use their equipment; it is their responsibility to provide a terminal on which to access thnc.org;
4. Restrict access to member services; free services at public terminals can be targets for those who intentionally or accidentally abuse such facilities;



2. Sensible Limitations on Terminals
1. Make a limited subset of member services available at each location, possibly applying different subsets for different situations;
2. Compliance with the standards of the host organization;
3. Provide open access (without member ID and password and without member dues) during business hours on one or more terminals;
4. Special IDs (no passwords) would be assigned for such locations; this service would be similar to that anticipated for kiosks in THNC's local centers of the future;
5. Normal restrictions could be waived or the software that assigns terminals to users could also assign access privileges to thnc.org for the allowed duration of use at that terminal;
6. Purchases from THNC's retail store could only be done using a person's own credit card, and the shipping address cannot be the location of the terminal.