Information about our lab:
The library computer lab is for student and public use where patrons can access the Internet, send and receive email, use class specific software, and utilize the Microsoft Office Suite.  The labs are designed to assist you in completing homework assignments and other tasks related to furthering your educational goals.

The Library's lab has 125 PCs which have been configured so that a patron may use them in conjunction with other systems on campus.  With this in mind, our workstations have been outfitted with applications that are also in the other campus labs.  These systems are networked to 22 laser printers (two of which print in color) to allow many users to print at the same time.

In addition to our standard computer workstations, we also have two workstations set up with special hardware and software for scanning.  This allows you to create graphics for your class assignments and add flash and style to your presentations.  It is also perfect for making images for use on a personal WebPage.

For patrons with special needs we have workstation with a 21" monitor and a trackball mouse.  If there are any other needs please see our Systems Support staff for help. 

The Details:

Hardware:
The Library's Open Computer Lab is equipped with 125 Dell Optiplex GX-620 and GX-280 PCs. All computers have Intel Pentium 4 processors with 512 MB RAM, 80 gigabyte SATA hard drive, full multimedia capability including CD/DVD-RW, 17" Dell flat-panel DVI monitor, floppy drive and desktop connectivity to USB drives for additional storage.

Special Configurations:
There are two computers that are also equipped with a high-resolution scanners for FGCU library patrons.
Four computer workstations have been outfitted with video capture cards and advanced audio cards to enable audio/video editing.

Software:
The following software is installed on all Library Open Lab computers.

Microsoft XP Professional

Microsoft Office 2007 Suite

—Microsoft Word

—Microsoft Excel

—Microsoft Powerpoint

—Microsoft Frontpage

—Microsoft Publisher

—Microsoft Access

—Microsoft Infopath

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft Accessibility

Adobe Acrobat Reader

McAfee Enterprise Anti-virus

Windows Media Player

Real One Player

Quicktime Player

Shockwave Player

WinZip

Sun Netbeans IDE

STATA

SPSS

TiGraph Connector

Florida Curriculum Frameworks

Research Insight

Census 2000

Connectivity to FGCU-student domain applications

Adobe Acrobat (on document scanner only)

Adobe Photshop (on image scanner only)

Adobe Creative Suite (on A/V Workstions only)

Sony Vegas 7.0 (on A/V workstions only)

autoCAD 2007 (on A/V Workstions only)

Desktop Security:
Security for the desktops in the open lab is implemented in layers, which provides a more comprehensive yet less intrusive control over the PC’s and allows patron to use the standard Windows interface. The security system is intended to protect the open lab PC’s and the network from innocent blunders and malicious experimentation.