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Computer Labs and Workstations

Where can I find a computer lab?

Where can I find a workstation?

Please bring your own laptops or mobile devices. Visitors will find limited access to public computers near the service desks in Perkins and Lilly Libraries, and one station in the Music Library.

  • Perkins 1st Floor: 8 workstations ( coming soon : 2 stations that don't require a Duke NetID login - individuals not affiliated with Duke are encouraged to bring their own devices and use the Duke Visitor WIFI network)
  • Lilly Main Floor: 3 workstations ( coming soon : 2 stations that don't require a Duke NetID login - individuals not affiliated with Duke are encouraged to bring their own devices and use the Duke Visitor WIFI network)
  • Music Main Floor: 3 workstations ( coming soon: 1 station that doesn't require a Duke NetID login - individuals not affiliated with Duke are encouraged to bring their own devices and use the Duke Visitor WIFI network)

External monitors

Lilly Basement: 2 screens connected with HDMI cables and USB-C to HDMI adapters.

Software

For access to all software you may need for your research, search this list of Duke-licensed software.

What software is on library machines?

Software on quick look-up stations

  • Web Browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge
  • Media Players: Windows Media Player
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Unicode/IME Languages software

Additional software on workstations

Please note that all workstation computers require a Duke NetID login and password. If you are a library patron without a NetID, please bring your own device and connect to the Duke Visitor WIFI network.

  • Microsoft Office: Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word
  • Windows Media Player
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader

Software on scanning workstations

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Photoshop Elements
  • Microsoft Photo Editor
  • Omnipage OCR
  • ABBY FineReader Corporate Edition

Software in the Brandaleone Lab for Data and Visualization Services