Is there a computer lab in the Libraries?
- There is not a stand-alone computer lab in the Libraries, yet there are many computers available for use on every floor of Bracken Library and in the branch libraries; log in using your Ball State credentials.
- Find an open computer with our Computer Availability System, and feel free to use the computers in the Schwartz Complex Learning Pod Room if it has not been reserved.
Which computers offer a wide variety of software programs?
- In Bracken Library a great number of software titles are installed on all computers, with the exception of those on First Floor West, which has a more limited selection. The Architecture Library, the Science Library, and the Health Library computers have a wide variety of software.
- Additionally, the area south of the Education, Music and Media service desk feature multimedia stations with special video and audio applications.
- The Software Locator allows you to search by software title and find a map of where the software is loaded in the libraries.
- For a description of the process for requesting new software, visit Software for Public Access Computers.
Do the Libraries have wireless internet?
- Users with Ball State credentials can log in to the bsusecure wireless network while visiting the Libraries.
- Community members and others guests are welcome to use the bsuguest wireless network; users should select the bsuguest network on their device and then accept the Terms of Use. (These usually appear in a web browser.)
- Consult the Technology Help Desk FAQ related to BSU's Wireless Network for answers to more specific questions.
Is there a list of the software that is on University Libraries’ computers?
- The Software Locator allows you to search by software title and find a map of where the software is loaded in the libraries.
I forgot to bring a flash drive to save my computer files. Do you have anything for me to use?
- Ball State provides students, faculty, and staff free OneDrive accounts, which can easily be used in the Libraries.
- To borrow a flash drive for short-term use, just ask at the Library Information Desk near the lobby of Bracken Library.
If I’m a visitor to Ball State, may I still use the computers?
- Visitors to Bracken Library may access OneSearch, which includes all the titles our libraries own, free of charge from dedicated workstations marked "OneSearch Only." There are several throughout the library.
- Visitors over the age of 14 may acquire full access to library computers, including databases, available software, and Internet connections, through the purchase of a Computer Access Cardat the Library Information Desk in the Bracken Library lobby.
- For assistance, please contact the Library Information Desk in the Bracken Library lobby.