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Maxwell Library's Learning Commons

Tools & Resources

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Computers

  • 40 Standard Computers located on three floors (1st, 2nd, and 3rd)
  • 2 Media Computers located at Pod 10, 1st floor
  • 3 Kiosk Computers located near the Reference Desk for quick access
  • 2 Stand-alone Library Catalog Computers: one next to the Reference Desk and the other next to the Educational Resource Center Service Desk
  • 2 Test Scoring Computers located in Educational Resource Center, 2nd floor

Printers

  • 2 HP LaserJet 8500N (queue names: LIB-INFOp1 & LIB-INFOp2)
  • 1 Dell 5110cn color printer (queue name: LIB-INFOcolor)

Located on the first floor next to the stairwall. A release station is used to release all print jobs. Login is required.

Software

On Standard Computers

    I. General Applications
  • Adobe Acrobate 7.0 Professional from Citrix Server
  • Adobe Reader 9
  • Audacity (audio editing tool)
  • CutePDF
  • GIMP (Image Processing Program)
  • Microsoft Office 2007 Suite
  • Power DVD DX
  • QuickTime
  • VideoLan
  • Windows Media Player
  • Windows Movie Maker
    II. Departmental Applications
  • Chemical Sciences
      ChemBio Office 2008
         Chem3D Plugin & ActiveX Readme
         Chem3D ChemBio 3D Ultra 11.0
         ChemDraw Plugin & ActiveX Readme
         ChemBioDraw Ultra 11.0
         ChemFinder for Office 11.0
         ChemFinder Ultra 11.0
  • Math & Computer Sciences
      Alice
      GIMP
      Maple 13
      PuTTY
      Python 2.6
      Python 3.1
      Xming

On Media Computers

    In addition to the above applications, these two machines also have the following programs:

  • Adobe Photoshop Element 2.0
  • HP and Epson scanning software

On Test Scoring Computers

    Click here for a complete list of the test scoring programs.

Scanners

  • 1 HP Scanjet 4600
  • 3 Epson Perfection 4490

Located at Pod 10, 1st fl., west side of the Library.

Video Players

  • 2 Sony DVD players
  • 2 Video Cassette players

Located at the back of the elevators, 2nd fl.

Copy Machine

  • 2 Cannon Imagerunner 2200

Located in the printing area. One is BSC Connect Card operated machine and the other is cash and Connect Card operated machine.

Cash to Card Machine

Located in the printing area. This machine allows to deposit cash to flex dollars on BSC Connect Card.

Group Study Rooms

  • Rm. L113 (1st fl. 3-6 persons)
  • Rm. L222 & L223 (2nd fl. 2-4 persons)
  • Rm. L303 & L304 (3rd fl. 2-5 persons)

Rooms can be checked out for 2 hours at the Circulation Desk. Read the Group Study Rooms Use Policy before use.

Plug & Play Stations

Located on the ground and second floor.

Links to the Library Resources

 Mon - Friday
1 pm - 3 pm

Other Help Links

Ask a Librarian
Research Consultation

HAPPENINGS in the Commons

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Last Modified: November 3, 2009