Library Public PCs- SAG

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PCs Available in the Library

We have 74 PCs on the Main Floor primarily for research and academic work. We also support library guests and faculty logins. We maintain all library public PCs.

All our Main Floor public PCs are numbered 1 – 74 on the PCs monitor. When reporting a PC problem, please refer to the number.
 

Special Purpose PCs:

1. Group Study Room TV-PCs & M39 Conference Room PC

In the group rooms these Dell microPCs are mounted to the wall behind the TV and set up for that display. In M39 the PC is a lectern/media stand and displays to the Projector. 

More on the Group Rooms: Group Study Rooms 

2. Lending Laptops

We have about 40 laptops we loan at the circulation desk. They use campus wireless printing.

3. Catalog-Only PCs

We have 1 Catalog-Only PC. It is on our concourse level. The PC is only for the library catalog and is restricted to:

  •  the catalog
  •  library databases
  •  campus web pages.​​

4. Zeta Book scanners

The Zeta is a face up book scanner that scans open books. It can save to a USB drive or it can send small files via Email. You cannot print from this scanner.

Instructions are in the tech pages here: ZetaBookScanner

5. Flatbed scanner

The Flatbed scanner is for scanning single pages one at a time on the glass flatbed. You can save to a USB drive or send the files via email. You cannot print from this scanner.

Instructions are on in the tech pages here:  Plustek Fllatbed Scanner

6. Document scanner

The Document scanner is a feeder scanner for loose flat pages. You can save to a USB drive or send the files via email. You cannot print from this scanner.

Instructions are in the tech pages here: DocScanner

7. “Quick Print” station

This station is for printing only, NO editing & NO research & NO browsing on the PC. It used to be closer to the entrance of the library so it was for – if all you want to do is print a paper and run over to class to hand it in, this is your station. Now it is mainly used for custom jobs only since it is the only printer you can put custom paper in Tray 1. (we do not support paper wider than 8.5 inches or support color jobs even for custom printing)

8. Consultation PCs

The library offers in-depth research help, both one on one and in small groups, at the reference desk and group room 10 for consultation with librarians.

9. Microform Scanning PC

The Microform scanner is on the concourse level. Patrons can checkout the needed microfilm and use the directions below to use it. You cannot print from this scanner.

Here are the instructions as a PDF: ST Image Microform Scanner 

 

Software on the Public PCs

We have the basics like multiple web browsers, so that in case something does not work in one browser, you can switch to another: Edge, Firefox & Google Chrome. 

The browsers have plugins for almost all online content, from documents, audio, video to basic 3D web environments.

The PCs are imaged like all campus PCs. The only application we have (currently) that is unique to the library is:

 

VDI – Virtual Desktop Interface has tons of special software our students can use from anywhere on the planet.

Any piece of software that is not on the library computers can be found on the VDI. We have a link to the VDI on every public PC.


When students ask for things like the following, point them to the VDI:

  1. Rhino
  2. Anatomy & Physiology for Speech, Language, and Hearing
  3. ArcGIS
  4. IZArc
  5. MATLAB
  6. Minitab Solutions
  7. Python 2.4
  8. Wolfram Mathmatica

Our VDI Tips

Modified 2026-06-29