Scanning and Computing

Computers in the Library

The library has one research computing lab on the third floor: Room 336 has 8 PCs. This lab is open for student use when not in use for an instructional session. Please check the Research Training Calendar for scheduled classes. The Law Library has a Bloomberg Terminal which can be reserved for 2 hours per day.  There are 8 other computers in the library available for use: 2 near the MyPrint printers and 6 in the Pappas Reading Room.

Authenticate at all research computers with your BU login name and Kerberos password.

Wireless Network

The BU wireless network is available throughout the Law Complex. Detailed connection instructions are available here.

To report connection problems, please email , or fill out the online form.

MyPrint

Printing in the Law Library is available through BU’s MyPrint system. MyPrint printers are available on the 3rd floor of the library.  Four of the printers are internal to the library and so accessible during library hours, and two of printers, opposite Rm 336, are open building hours.  The Law MyPrint help desk is located on the 5th floor in Rm 504E. The library staff cannot service the MyPrint printers so all questions should be directed to Desktop Support Services at lawhd@bu.edu, 617-358-5555, or in Suite 504 of the law tower.

The law library has a number of scanners that are available for patron use during library hours.

Reserve area (behind the main circulation desk)

• One BookScan station with flatbed scanner
• One Zeutschel station with overhead scanner and book cradle
• One KIC station with overhead scanner

Mezzanine level (in the Garo Lounge)

• One KIC scanner with high-speed ADF

Third Floor

• One Zeutschel station with overhead scanner, book cradle, and an ADF attachment.

For assistance with any of the scanning equipment, please visit the Fineman Circulation Desk on the second floor of the law complex.

The law library’s KIC scanners allows users to scan library materials and then output directly to USB drives, save to the Cloud, or send the scanned pages directly to an email address. The automatic document feeder (ADF) can scan both single and double-sided documents.

The BookScan and Zeutschel stations from ScannX can scan materials such as books or documents to a USB drive, Google Drive, or send the scanned pages to an email address.

All scanners have the ability to scan in color, grayscale, or black and white. 

To reserve time on the Bloomberg Terminal visit https://law.bu.libcal.com/reserve/bloombergterminal

Members of the Boston University community may reserve two hours of consecutive time on the Law Libraries’ Bloomberg terminal each day. As long as another user has not reserved time, users may continue to use the terminal beyond their two hour reservation.

As the terminal is a shared resource, users agree to stop using the terminal when another user’s reservation starts. Without a reservation, the terminal is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Users without a reservation must cede the Bloomberg terminal to a user with an existing reservation. Refusal to honor another user’s reservation will result in a loss of your reservation privileges.

BU alumni who wish to reserve time on the Bloomberg terminal may request a reservation at the Fineman circulation desk or submit a request using Ask Us.