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Creating and Deploying USB Port Covers at Hudson County Community College.

In 2016, Hudson County (NJ) Community College (HCCC) deployed several wireless keyboards and mice with its iMac computers. Shortly after deployment, library staff found that each device's required USB receiver (a.k.a. dongle) would disappear frequently. As a result, HCCC library staff developed and...

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Published in:Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 91 - 103
Main Authors: Sanchez, Lotta, DeLooper, John
Format: pictorial Journal Article
Published: American Library Association Sep2019
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          Systems Implementation
          Computer Peripherals
          Libraries, Academic New Jersey
          New Jersey
          Printing, Three-Dimensional
          Computers and Computerization
          Keyboards
          Wireless Communications
          Theft
      ab: In 2016, Hudson County (NJ) Community College (HCCC) deployed several wireless keyboards and mice with its iMac computers. Shortly after deployment, library staff found that each device's required USB receiver (a.k.a. dongle) would disappear frequently. As a result, HCCC library staff developed and deployed 3D printed port covers to enclose these dongles. This, for a time, proved very successful in preventing the issue. This article will discuss the development of these port covers, their deployment, and what worked and did not work about the project.
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