The library provides computers for public use on the lower level. The public computers are available for in-person use only. University of Guelph students, staff, and faculty can log into the public computers using their central login credentials. Visitors to the library can request a temporary login for the public computers by visiting the Ask Us Desk.
Selected software list
Our public computers provide software for a variety of needs. Software installed on library includes:
- Adaptive software
- Jaws, NVDA, Wolfram Player, Kurzweil 3000, Colour Contrast Analyzer, and Zoomtext
- For more information on adaptive software please see Library Accessiblity Services
- Data analysis and visualization software
- Gephi, Matlab, NVIVO, OpenRefine, PyCharm, QGIS, RStudio, SAS, SPSS, and STATA
- GIS software
- ArcGIS Pro and Google Earth Pro
- Microsoft Office
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
- PDF software
- SumatraPDF
- Media creation
- winLAME and InkScape
- EBook Reader
- Thorium
Saving files
Do not save files to the Desktop or C: drive as they will be lost when the computer restarts. Use one of the following methods to save files while working on one of the library's public computers:
- Save files to a USB Flash Drive
- Email the files to yourself
- Save files to your OneDrive
Get assistance
- For help with using the library's public computers, contact us.
- Visit the CCS Software Catalogue to download free or discounted software through the University of Guelph
- Get free IT help from the CCS IT Help Centre
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