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UNDERGRADUATE LIBRARY

217.333.3477 | 1402 West Gregory | Urbana, IL 61801

Technology

Equipment for Check-Out

The following equipment is all available at the Information Services Desk of the Undergraduate Library, located just inside the entrance to the upper level. This equipment is available for UIUC students, staff, and faculty only.

The name in parenthesis is what you can use for a "Start of Title" search in the catalog to see if the item is available or when it is due back.

  • New!USB Drives (USB Drive (2-hour) and USB Drive (1-Week)) - Some available for 1 week checkout, some for use in the library for 2 hours.
  • New!TI-89 Graphing Calculators (TI-89 Graphing Calculator) - Available for 2 hours at a time in the Undergraduate Library.
  • New!Digital Cameras (Panasonic Digital Camera) - Available for 1 week checkout.
  • New!Tripod for cameras (Tripod)- Available for 1 week checkout.
  • New!Nintendo DS (Nintendo DS)- Available for 1 week checkout.
  • New!Sony PSP (Sony PSP)- Available for 1 week checkout.
  • Laptops (Laptop)- Available for 2 hours at a time in the Undergraduate Library.
  • MP3 Players (Creative Zen and Samsung)- Creative Zen Vision:M players available for 1 week checkout.
  • Hard Drives (External Hard Drive)- USB 2.0 Hard Drives available for 1 week checkout.
  • Portable DVD Players (Polaroid DVD Player or Cyberhome DVD Player) - Portable DVD players available for 1 week checkout.
  • Loanable Technology in Other Campus Units - List of other campus units on campus that lend technology to students.

Software on Undergrad Library Computers

  • Adobe Creative Suite 2 - Includes links to tutorials on Photoshop, Illustrator, Image Ready, InDesign, and GoLive.
  • iLife Suite - Includes links to tutorials on the entire iLife Suite (iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand and iWeb) and specific tutorials on individual software programs.

Flash Drives and Library Computers

Most flash drives will work fine on library computers. If you do have a flash/USB drive that uses "U3" software, you will get an error when you insert it in a library computer. This page details some work-arounds for this problem.