Chapman Learning Commons

Computers & Software in the Chapman Learning Commons

Take advantage of the computer facilities in the Chapman Learning Commons (located on level 3 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) which include 23 PC and 16 Mac workstations. Students, faculty and staff can access our computers with a CWL login or library barcode and pin number. Community members and public users can obtain guest access IDs from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre circulation desk. Government issued photo ID is required for the guest access IDs.

The software available at our computer workstations is outlined below:

PC Workstations

The 23 PC Workstations have the following software installed:

• Microsoft Office 2010 (includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Refworks
• Google Earth
• Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox

Mac Workstations

Mac workstations are available on level 3 of the Chapman Learning Commons, on level 3 of Koerner Library and on level 2 of the Law Library. These Mac Workstations have the following software installed:

• Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 (includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Apple iWork '09 (includes Pages, Numbers and Keynote)
• LibreOffice 4
• Apple iLife '11 (includes iPhoto, iDVD, iMovie, iWeb and Garage Band)
• Google Earth
• Google SketchUp
• CyberDuck (for FTP)
• Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox

All Mac workstations in the Chapman Learning Commons also have:

• Final Cut Pro X

In the Chapman Learning Commons, there are 6 scanners available at the Mac workstations, including an express scanning station with a ten minute time limit.

Multimedia Mac Workstations

The Chapman Learning Commons also offers access to 8 Multimedia Mac Workstations with additional software, including:

• Adobe CS6 (includes Photoshop, In Design, and Illustrator)
• Adobe Acrobat Professional
• Final Cut Pro X

There are 6 scanners available in the Chapman Learning Commons.

Scanning

UBC Library currently offers scanners in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Biomedical Branch Library, Education Library, Law Library and Woodward Library, specifically:

• 6 flatbed scanners attached to Mac workstations in the Chapman Learning Commons, including one express scanning station with a 10 minute time limit. Slide and film scanning attachments are available at the Chapman Learning Commons Help Desk.
• 1 large format flatbed scanner on level 3 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Library (north wing).
• 1 flatbed scanner in the Education Library connected to a Windows computer workstation.
• 1 flatbed scanner in the Law Library connected to a Windows computer workstation.
• 1 flatbed scanner in the BMB Library connected to a Windows computer workstation.
• 1 flatbed scanner in the Woodward Library connected to a Windows computer workstation.