COMPUTER LAB

Equipment

Our computer lab consists of 4 PCs and 5 Macs that all have scanners connected to them and CD burning capability. Their primary use is for the scanning of slides and images from books for use with Powerpoint and Keynote Presentations. Users are free to scan slides from the VRC Collection and there is no need for an appointment.

Current students of Boston University are welcome to use the lab during our regular business hours, however prefernce will be given to those who require scanning or other work pertaining to current courses within the Art History department.

Our Lab is open during our regular hours of Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm.
We are closed during regular school holidays.

Reserving the Lab:

Scheduling the lab for classes or exams can be done via the scheduling calendars located just outside of the labs. Please notify us of any reservation you wish to make, as we might have some dates/times that might already be booked.

Saving

Please bring a blank CD or a USB drive with you, to save your files. Files on the Macs and PCs are deleted regularly. If you are unable to do so, please notify someone so that an alternative can be arranged.

Software List

Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0
Adobe Photoshop CS
Microsoft Word 2003/2004
Microsoft Excel 2003/2004
Microsoft Power Point 2003/2004

How to Files

Here are some files that will help you with the use of the above software:

How To: Burn Your Files onto a CD
How To: Scan Slides
How To: Scan Images from Books

Printing:

There is no printer available in the Visual Resource Center. If you need to print there are two computer labs on our floor.

CAS 327 and CAS 330 are both administered by The Computing Services Group.

Linking your account:

In order to log onto the PC machines in the lab, students will first need to link their accounts to Active Directory using the following link:

http://www.bu.edu/computing/accounts/ad/cas

*NOTE: You most likely have already done this; If you have ever logged into any BU PC lab computer.

Logging on:

Windows:
Students should log on with their Kerberos Username, Password, and log on to the "AD" domain

Student accounts must be linked before logging on to AD

Macs:
There are no special requirements for logging on to Macintosh machines.

Software Installation Policy:

The lab computers are configured to provide a specific suite of application software that meets the needs of most students. The lab is not equipped to support all commercially available software.

1. We will not install software without proper licensing.
2. We will not install software which requires the users to have administrative privileges without prior consent of Susan Rice.