A PC reservation system is a system whereby publicly accessible computers

Public computer

A public computer is any of various computers available in public areas. Some places where public computers may be available are libraries, schools, or facilities run by government....

 can be reserved for a period of time. These systems are commonly used in facilities such as public libraries

Public library

A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...

 to ensure equitable use of limited numbers of computer

Computer

A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...

s. Bookings may be done over the Internet or within the library itself using a web browser

Web browser

A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...

. PC reservation systems allow public service with reduced staff involvement.

Typically a PC reservation system consists of both server and client software. There are both commercial and Open Source

Open-source software

Open-source software is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.Open...

PC reservation products on the market.

External links

• Userful Pre-Book: a free and open-source PC reservation & booking system