Humanities Computing Lab Policies

The following policies are in effect in order to facilitate access to the Humanities Computing Facilities by all members of the School of Humanities for research and teaching. Thank you for your cooperation. Feel free to contact us if you have any further questions or comments regarding these policies.

CLASS USE:

Instructors of Humanities courses may schedule any of the HIRC classroom labs (HH269A (Mac)/ HH207/HH217) for use on a regular or one-time basis for class use. In order to accommodate as many courses as possible, if the computer lab is not the primary classroom, we must limit lab use to once per week per section. HIRC staff will make every effort to accommodate as many classes as possible in our limited space.
*Note: The Humanities Computing Facilities are *not* to be used solely for viewing videos in lieu of taking AV equipment to your classroom.

Labs are typically scheduled a quarter in advance in conjunction with Schedule of Classes deadlines. They can, however, be scheduled any time up through the Friday of the preceding week (for example, if you want a lab for Wednesday of Week 5, your request must be submitted by Friday of Week 4). This provides all users with the opportunity to plan their computer lab time around the classroom schedules.

DROP-IN ACCESS:

The HIRC has one dedicated drop-in lab (HH269) with a combination of Mac and Wintel computers. The other labs are available for drop-in use when a class is not in session. Please pay attention to the posted schedules and signs which are updated weekly and also posted on our webpage (click on "Hours" on the navigation bar).

Some tips for using Humanities Computing Facilities:

• We use the NACS print cards. Any problems with the cards need to be resolved through NACS. HIRC is not responsible for refunds or problems with the NACS print card system.
• Use print preview before each printing job. You will have to pay for each print job whether you wanted it or not.
• Handle all HIRC equipment with care. If you damage any of the equipment while checked out to you, you will be responsible for the cost of repair or replacement.
• Leave all drinks at the counter. There is absolutely no food or drink allowed in the facilities.
• This is a place for study, please be respectful. If necessary, we will escort you out.
  Please be aware of others around you - keep noise levels to a minimum and take cell phone conversations outside.

CLASSROOM LAB SPECIFICATIONS:

HH207: 25 machines (24 student, 1 teacher station). All of the machines are Dell Optiplex GX 260's 2Ghz P4 with 256MB RAM running XP Pro SP2. Office XP is installed on all of the computers along with Chinese, Japanese and Korean support. Click here for more information on the HH 207 lab.

HH217: 33 machines (32 student, 1 teacher station). All of the machines are Dell Dimension 4100's 1Ghz PIII with 256MB RAM running XP Pro SP2. Office XP is installed on all of the computers along with Chinese, Japanese and Korean support. Click here for more information on the HH 217 lab.

HH269A: 28 iMac machines (27 student, 1 teacher station). Each machine has 1.8Ghz Core Duo processor with 1 GB RAM and is running OS 10.4.9. Each machine has the capability to be run under MS Windows XP as well. Office 2004 is installed on all of the computers along with Chinese, Japanese and Korean support.