Description
Pre-Book Client for Windows is the client software of the Pre-Book PC Reservation software from Userful that is designed to operate on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The Pre-Book Client for Windows needs to connect to a Pre-Book server for authentication and for loading system configurations. The location for the Pre-Book is server is specified during the setup process. On Windows NT, 2000, and XP, it can be modified while logged in as an administrator of the client machine.

Patrons can:
* Pre-book a station at a particular date and time at any branch;
* Logon and use any station not currently booked;
* View and/or delete pending reservations and current account status (no-shows, abuse booking count, unused allotment of maximum daily booking quota, print account, etc.)
* Confirm booking status (via email)
* View a list of available times at any location

Library Staff Can: (via the station management console)
* Add/View/Delete reservations for any patron/bar code.
* View graphical color-coded overview of current station status and future bookings for the remainder of the day: available in a specific area, in use, reserved, disconnected, remaining session time.

Library Administrators Can;
* Set hours of operation
* Set booking parameters
* Add homepage link
* Set session parameters

Features of the system:
* Allows reservations to be placed both from within the library and anywhere on the Internet.
* Has a notes and FAQs to help patrons understand and use the reservation system.
* Works across all platforms (works on all browsers, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera, Mozilla etc)
* Logout Conditions