Computers & Software
There are about 190 workstations in the Library distributed on floors 1-7. They have the same basic set of software installed as the campus OIT labs. No additional software can be downloaded or installed. Additional hardware and exceptions are noted below.
Please report problems to Library IT Services. We also welcome your comments and suggestions.
Public access PCs
- Located on floors 1-7: Find an available computer
- CD-RW/DVD+/-R drives
- USB ports
- Dual boot to either Windows 7 or Linux (Red Hat)
- Available Software (Windows 7)
- Available Software (Red Hat Linux)
iMacs
- 40 machines located on the 2nd floor of the library
- One FireWire 800 port; 7 watts
- Four USB 2.0 ports
- SDXC card slot
- Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer burning (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- Available Software
Scanner workstations
- 4 scanners located in front of the Reference Desk on the 1st floor
- Available Software
Wireless Access for Laptops
Wireless networking is available throughout the library. See Wireless Networking in the AOK Library & Gallery for information on connecting to the wireless network and printing from your laptop.Assistive Technology - Room 121 and Room 122
(Additional Information)- Jaws 9.0
- Kurzweil 3000
- Telesensory VersiColor-XL-CCD (text enlarger)
- ZoomText 9.1
Printing & Copying
- Printing is available from all public workstations in the library. Printers are located on the 1st and 7th floors.
- Copiers are located on the 1st and 2nd floors.
See Printing, Copying & Scanning for more information.
Changing from Duplex (Two-Sided) to Simplex (One-Sided) Printing
- Go to Start -> Printers and Faxes
- Right Click on 'LibraryPrinter on pharosnew'
- Click Printer Properties
- Click Printing Preferences
- The default will be set to 'Two-sided (Duplex) Printing'
- Change this to 'General Everyday Printing'
- Click OK to apply your changes and close the Printing Preferences window
- Click OK to close the Properties windows
- Your prints will now be in simplex mode
REMEMBER: When you log out the defaults will be reverted to Duplex mode.
ALSO: The charge is per-side-of-page-printed, so the same print job will cost exactly the same in duplex as it does in simplex.
Checking Your Print Mode
- At the Print Station in the Photocopy Room (or on the 7th floor):
- Log in and swipe your card.
- Your available print jobs will be listed.
- Select your print job.
- Before your print it, at the bottom of the page, the number of pages to be printed and the charge will be listed.
- If your job is a 5 page Word document in duplex, it will report 3 pages to be printed at a charge of $0.50.
- If your job is the same 5 page Word document in simplex, it will now report 5 pages to be printed at a charge of $0.50.


