Computer use policy

Computers for browsing catalogues

In the Library there are six computers  you can use to browse:
the Library Books Catalogue, the Bologna University Catalogue, the Romagna and San Marino Library Network Catalogue and the Italian Catalogue of Periodicals (ACNP).

ICT in computers room

To use the ICT computers, log in with your University of Bologna e-mail address and password.

From these computers you can search for electronic resources, surf the Internet and use MS Office Word and Excel.

The ICT computers are connected to a printer, working with a pre-paid card (the same used for photocopying), on sale from a vending machine on the ground floor. One copy card costs € 5: you can make 125 A4 black-and-white copies.

Workstation for students with disabilities

The Library offers an accessible workstation to process learning material for students with certified sensory disabilities and students with certified SLD.

The workstation is equipped with an iMac 21.5” and a flatbed scanner up to A3 size. The computer has both Windows 10 and Mac OSX 10.11 (El Capitan) operating systems installed, and students are prompted to choose their preferred system as the computer starts. Installed softwares include MS Office 2016, Open Office 4, Adobe Acrobat Reader, browsers Firefox and Internet Explorer (Win)/Safari (OSX), voice-synthesis software Balabolka (Win)/ VoiceOver (OSX). The scanner works exclusively on Windows 10 and the Abbey FineReader 12 is  available only on that operating system for OCR.

This equipment is located on the first floor. For access refer to the Information Desk, at the entrance of the Library.

Users of the Alma Mater Studiorum can access the workstation using their e-mail and password; uneligible users can have limited access to the equipment and use it to digitalise documents only.

Laptops

Like all other Forlì Campus facilities, a free wireless Internet connection is available in the Library. You can find all the details on how to set up your computer on the AlmaWiFi page.

In some study rooms the tables are equipped with power sockets.