capaloha,
We haven't gotten them yet, may be a few more months yet.
There will be issues to resolve for sure.
From digging around on the Internet I have learned that the iPhone Configuration Utility (IPCU) offers solutions to some of the possible problems;
- Locking down some of the most important settings.
- Controlling which wireless service and network the library devices hook up to, for example it wouldn't be very nice if they 6:00 some unsecured network in a nearby home.
I put IPCU on my home computer (win 7) and tested it on my old iPod Touch using the current version of iOS, and it worked great, easy to use, really blocks what it says it will, easy to undo...PROVIDED you set up each configuration profile to be removeable with a password..and you must be super careful entering the password in ICPU when you are setting up the profile......you don't get to do a second verification entry after you type it in.
Another possible issue we haven't figured out is jailbreaking...if i read things right, it appears that there is at least one jailbreaking website the will do this just by visiting the website and following a few simple steps...so far this seems to be for older versions of iOS, but I'd bet they catch up...(if anyone knows this to be accurate I'd appreciate a note)
There are several useful descriptions of iPad deployment out there on the web, and that search term worked pretty well.