Using Computers in the Library

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DOES THE LIBRARY HAVE COMPUTERS I CAN USE?

Yes; all campus libraries have a lab to provide Internet access to library databases.
At the Lincoln Park Campus there is also an adjoining lab in which Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint are available.
You will need a DePaul ID card to use these labs.
Public access computers in the library (no login required) provide access only to the library catalog and electronic reserves.

Yes; there are labs maintained by DePaul Information Services (IS) at the Lincoln Park Campus, on the second floor of the Richardson Library, and in the Loop Campus Library.
You will need a DePaul ID card and/or a Campus Connection username and password to access these labs.
Full information about IS labs (including lab locations and software available) is available on the IS site: http://is.depaul.edu/computers/labs/index.asp [Top]

The library computers are on the Intelliprint system.
You need your DePaul ID to retrieve printouts.
You can add money to your DePaul ID card at machines located in the photocopy rooms in the library. [Top]

No; DePaul Internet labs are restricted to people with DePaul ID cards. Contact a public library for Internet availability. [Top]

Network outlets are not available, but you may use electric outlets where available near a table or desk.
As in any other public setting, do not leave your laptop or any other valuables unattended in the library. [Top]

Wireless access is available to DePaul students from libraries at Lincoln Park, Loop, Rolling Meadows, O´Hare and Naperville.
Visit the university's wireless Web site for details on which floors the signal covers at each location and configuration instructions: http://wireless.depaul.edu [Top]

Current DePaul students, faculty and staff can use the library´s full-text article databases, electronic books and other resources from home via the university´s proxy server.
When you select a resource from home, you´ll be prompted to log in. Type your Campus Connection user ID and password. This is the same password you use when you register for classes online.
If you have a valid Campus Connection password
but are denied access, here are some troubleshooting tips:
- A few of the special characters suggested for Campus Connection passwords, namely the *, #, and @ symbols, have been problematic for the proxy server to authenticate. If you have one or more of these symbols in your recently-changed password, try swapping it out with a period [.] or parentheses [( )], characters which have not been associated with password authentication problems. Another quirk that has been reported is not changing enough of your password. If you have a particularly long password and do not change at least one of the first 8 characters, the proxy server may fail to recognize it as being changed.