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Computers in the Library

The Medical Library offers 71 public computers for use in the Information Room and the Computer Resources Laboratory (CRL) . All computers have access to the Internet and many have access to productivity software such as Microsoft Office and EndNote. Access to these "productivity" workstations requires a Medical Center NetID.

All computers are equipped with CD "burners" and DVD-ROMs. Select computers have DVD "burners". All computers have USB ports for personal USB portable storage devices. Each computer is equipped with common browser plug-ins, such as: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Quicktime, Real Player, Shockwave, Flash and Windows Media Player. All run Norton Antivirus.

The Library offers two scanning stations at the CRL Digital Imaging Center. One scanner is attached to a Dell Optiplex 620 running Windows XP Professional. The other is attached to a MacPro running OS 10.5.2

The Yale Wireless network is available throughout the medical library to registered wireless devices.  Library patrons may bring their own laptops to the library and may connect to the the Yale network via wired ethernet laptop stations or via the Yale Wireless network. Full details are available here.


The Circulation Desk lends a variety of electronic devices, such as external USB Zip drives, wireless network pc cards, two digital cameras, and a digital video camera. This equipment may be lent to anyone with a valid Yale ID. The Library offers a laptop computer loaner program for medical center students. .  Full details are available here.

INFORMATION ROOM

(21) Windows Research Workstations
Location: Inforoom Entrance and Rows 1 & 2
Access: Unrestricted
Software:

  • Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
  • Internet Explorer 6
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • PowerDVD (DVD Player)
  • SSH (Secure Shell)
  • The Divisible Human
  • WS FTP LE (FTP Software)

(18) Windows Productivity Workstations
Location: Round Table and Rows 5 & 6  
Access: Restricted to Med Center NetID
Software:

  • Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
  • EndNote  X
  • EPI Info
  • Internet Explorer 6
  • Microsoft Office XP (2002)
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • PowerDVD (DVD Player)
  • Roxio Easy CD Creator 5
  • SSH (Secure Shell)
  • The Divisible Human
  • WS FTP LE (FTP Software)

(6) Macintosh Research Workstations
Location: 4th Row     
Access: Unrestricted
Software:

  • OS 10.5.2 (Leopard)
  • Safari
  • Neo Office

(6) Macintosh Productivity Workstations
Location: Round Table      
Access: Restricted to Yale Net ID
Software:

  • OS 10.5.2
  • Microsoft Office 2004
  • EndNote X
  • Safari
  • Firefox
  • iTunes

(2) Macintosh Workstations
Location: 3rd Row     
Access: Unrestricted
** NO NETWORK/INTERNET ACCESS **
Software:

  • OS 9
  • Educational Software
    • Anatomy
    • Atlas of Perfusion Imaging
    • Cardiology
    • Cardiothoracic Imaging
    • Chest Imaging Atlas
    • Embryo Images
    • GARP
    • HARP
    • Histology
    • MacBaby
    • Neuroscience
    • Valvular Disease

COMPUTING RESOURCE LAB

(16) Windows Workstations
Access: Restricted to Med Center NetID
Software:

  • Windows XP
  • Divisible Human
  • EndNote X
  • EPI Info 3.2.2
  • Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Office XP
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Roxio Easy CD Creator 5
  • SAS 9.1
  • SPSS 14
  • SSH
  • WS FTP LE

(3) Macintosh Workstations
Access: Restricted to Yale NetID
Software:

  • OS 10.5.2
  • Microsoft Office 2004
  • EndNote X
  • Safari
  • Firefox
  • iTunes

 

DIGITAL IMAGING CENTER (within CRL)

(1) Windows Scanning Station (Dell Optiplex 620)
Access: Restricted to Med Center NetID
Hardware:

  • Firewire 400 and USB 2 connectors
  • Epson Perfection 4990 Photo flatbed scanner

Software:

  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
  • Abbyy Fine Reader (OCR)
  • Adobe After Effects 6.5 Standard
  • Adobe Audition 1.5
  • Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium
    • Acrobat 7.0 Professional
    • GoLive CS2
    • Illustrator CS2
    • Imageready CS2
    • InDesign CS2
    • Photoshop CS2
  • Adobe Encore DVD 1.5
  • Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5
  • Adobe Video Collection Standard
  • Endnote X
  • Microsoft Office Professional 2003
  • OmniPage Professional 15 (OCR)
  • Sonic RecordNow

(1) Mac Scanning Station (MacPro)

Hardware:

    • MacPro Dual Xeon
    • Epson Perfection 4870 Photo flatbed scanner

Software:

  • OS 10.5.2
  • Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium
    • Photoshop CS 3
    • Illustrator CS 3
    • InDesign CS 3
    • Acrobat 8.0 Pro
    • Adobe Flash CS3 Professional
    • Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
  • Apple Final Cut Studio 2
    • Final Cut Pro HD
    • DVD Studio Pro
    • SoundTrack Pro
    • Motion
  • Firefox
  • Microsoft Office 2004
  • OmniPage Pro
  • Safari