Public computers are available throughout the River Campus Libraries.
In general, the libraries have the following software. Some libraries have a few special applications as well.
Ask at the nearest Reference desk. You may be referred to a library expert or to the IT Center. There are also Technology Training Guides on Microsoft Windows and other Office products that you can access using your Net ID.
The best place to store your work is either Google Docs or your thumb drive. If necessary, you can temporarily save your work to the desktop or to the D Drive. The public computers are rebooted every night and any work saved to the computer will be lost.
Here is the detailed University of Rochester Information Technology Policy. Use of computers and selected electronic resources by guests is permitted, but only to conduct academic research. Use of the computers for word processing, multimedia development, web surfing and other personal computing tasks is limited to University of Rochester students, faculty, and staff. If you choose to use the computers, please respect our need to give University students, faculty, and staff the highest priority of access.
Report problems to the nearest Reference or Circulation desk.
To access library resources only: Login with User Name: ur-public\public and Password: public. This access allows printing and saving with USB flash drives.
To access library resources and the rest of the Internet, including email and Facebook (adult content blocked): Apply for a Visitor ID at the Rush Rhees or Carlson circulation desks. A photo ID is required. A Visitor ID is valid for 72 hours. After expiration, visitors may re-apply for an unlimited number of times. This access allows printing and saving with USB flash drives.
