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Computers in Central Reference
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Computer workstations located in the Central Library's Reference area are available for searching Acorn, the online catalog and using any of the large selection of research databases made available by the Vanderbilt Libraries.
The Reference computers offer easy access to OAK, Secure OASIS, Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint). All the networked Reference workstations are linked to laser printers through the VUPrint system. There is a duplex printer in the Reference alcove for double-sided printing.
Please keep in mind that first priority on all workstations is given to academic use. During busy times please be considerate of others who may need to use our workstations. Please restrict recreational use of the workstations to less busy times when workstations are not needed for academic work.
Users should close all software windows when finished in order to protect their privacy.
This is especially important if you have logged into a personal account (Acorn, OAK, OASIS, e-mail, etc.).
When using library computers please save your personal information or data externally. Examples include a diskette (A:\ drive), VUSpace, USB Memory Key ("thumb or flash drives") but not the workstation hard drive (C:\).
If you do not save your work, all your information on the hard drive will be lost if the workstation freezes and has to be restarted.
A self-service flatbed scanner is available in the large Reference reading room. This computer station includes Adobe Acrobat for creating PDFs and Adobe Photoshop for image scanning. There are basic instructions located at the scanner.
This scanner is made available on a first-come, first-served self-service basis. If you need assistance with scanning, please consider going to the Garland Computer Lab where staff are available to help with scanning projects.
One CD-ROM workstation located in the large Reference reading room provides access to the few databases that cannot be made available through our library network. These databases include:
- American Social Leaders
- Chase's Calendar of Events
- Diccionario de Uso Espanol (Maria Moliner)
- Duden Deutsches Universalworterbuch
- Encarta Africana
- Foundation Grants Index
- Frontlilne Diplomacy
- Harvard Guide to African-American History
- Hengwrt Chaucer Digital Facsimile
- Margaret Thatcher: Statements, 1945-1990
- Margaret Thatcher: Statements, Updates
- Nonprofit Managers Resource Directory
- Siku Quanshu
- Tesoro De Covarrubias
- Thesaurus Linguae Graecae
- Women Leaders
An additional standalone CD-ROM/DVD station is located in the Government Information and Media Services area. The databases available at that station include:
- Ancient Maps & Atlases
- Cambridge Grammar of English
- Codice 90
- Complete New Yorker
- DOT Browser
- Direction of Trade Statistics Historical
- Le Grand Robert Dictionnaire
- NCDB (National Census Database)
- New Kosciuszko Foundation Dictionary
- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- VLB
The CD-ROM or DVD for these titles must be loaded into the computer. Ask for the corresponding title at the Government Information and Media Services service desk.