Research workstations are available in every Yale Library for use by Library patrons;
access to these workstations may be restricted to Yale affiliates by individual
Library policy. These workstations are for library-related research and do not
contain productivity software such as Microsoft Office. (Students can use ITS
Cluster machines containing productivity software). Most library workstations
can be used for checking e-mail on the university e-mail servers; exceptions are
the SML Periodical Reading Room and the SML stacks. 'Orbis only' workstations
are available in the SML nave; impact printers are available, at no cost, from
the 'Orbis only' workstations.
Computer use in the Library is outlined in the Policies
governing the use of and access to Yale University Library Research Workstations
.
NETWORK ACCESS
Network jacks are available for notebook use in the Main Reading Room in Sterling Memorial Library. For more information on this service see:
Network Access
for Laptops in Sterling Memorial Library
If you have been assigned a carrel in Sterling Memorial Library and need its network jack activated, contact Access Services.
Wireless Network Access in the Library: ITS has installed
hubs to support the use of wireless network technology in several libraries including SML, Engineering,
CCL, Machine City, SSL, and KSL. Information on this program can be found at
the ITS wireless page: http://www.yale.edu/dno/wireless_pilot.htm.
Find general information about roaming network access here.
WORKSTATIONS AVAILABLE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Workstations specially configured for use by persons with disabilities
are available in: Sterling Memorial Library (Linonia and Brothers Reading Room),
CCL, KSL, Engineering, SSL, Government Documents, and Divinity. These workstations
are wheelchair accessible; have large-print keyboards, trackballs and Zoom Text
Software. Information on the use of these workstations is available in the library
where they are located.
MULTILANGUAGE WORKSTATIONS
Availability of Multilanguage Workstations in the Library- Workstations
capable of Multilanguage display can be found by looking for the Multilanguage
enabled label:
