Computing Facilities
Computer
and Network Use Policy
Computer Labs
- Library computing facilities are available to all University of Texas at Austin students, faculty, and staff in each Libraries location. A UT Austin Electronic EID (UT EID) is required to access all computers and network resources. Current UT Austin students, faculty, staff, and official visitors may use their individually-assigned UT EIDs to access computers and network resources. Other users may claim a UT EID and may request temporary authenticated access at a Libraries service desk. Users must present a valid, government-issued photo ID to request temporary access.
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- Perry-Castañeda Library
– 140 stations; Internet and Microsoft Office.
- Science and Technology Libraries
– 18 stations (12 in Engineering, 1 in each of science branches); Internet and
Microsoft Office.
Laptop Checkout
- Check out laptops from PCL,
FAC, the Walter Geology Library, and the Fine Arts Library.
Laptop checkout is
available to all University of Texas at Austin students, faculty and staff. A current UT ID is required.
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Additionally, two portable LCD projectors are available for checkout in the PCL. These projectors also function as DVD players.
Laptop Connections
- Ethernet laptop connections are available in the Perry-Castañeda Library, Flawn
Academic Center, and the
Engineering Library.
An EID is required.
Wireless Access
- UTNet Wireless Access
is available to students, faculty and staff throughout the Chemistry
Library, Classics Library, Engineering Library, Fine Arts Library, Flawn Academic
Center, Physics Mathematics
Astronomy Library, Public Affairs Library and the
Tarlton Law
Library, and in selected areas of the Architecture and Planning Library, Fine Arts Library, Geology Library, Life Science Library, Perry-Castañeda Library, and the Ransom Center.
- Other Wireless Access Points near campus are also available.
Wireless Laptop Printing
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Wireless printing is available for those who are interested in using the Libraries print vending system. Users can download the Mac print client for Tiger and Leopard and the Windows print client.
Student Microcomputer Facility (SMF)
- The Student Microcomputer Facility is the
largest microcomputer facility on the campus, with more than 200 workstations, located in
the Flawn Academic Center (second floor). All computers are equipped
with an extensive selection of word processing spreadsheet, layout, graphics, mathematical
and statistical software, and Internet access. The SMF also has laser and color printers,
and scanners.
- The Multimedia Computer Facility, located in the Flawn Academic Center (third floor) is also
available to all UT Austin students, faculty and staff.
- Other Computer Labs are available elsewhere on campus.
