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Old 01-13-2018, 12:04 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal View Post
And if you want to use the full calibre in read only mode, you keep the library in a central computer to which patrons dont have access and you sync it (one way) from the central computer to the rest, so even if people make changes they will be reversed at the next sync.
If you take this approach you should consider taking it a step further by editing the toolbars, there are several, in Preferences on the user access machines to remove the icons for the more "damaging" functions (e.g. Edit Metadata, Remove books, ...). This won't totally block access to these functions, but will reduce their visibility.
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