Available Equipment on Campus

Audio visual equipment in classrooms: Almost 50 classrooms are equipped with audio-visual resources. A list of these classrooms, along with instructions for use, can be found at:
http://lbis.kenyon.edu/classtech

Audio visual equipment available for loan from Circulation Desk:
See http://lbis.kenyon.edu/circ/av

Disability Services "READ & SCAN" Workstations

There are two workstations with "Read &  Scan" capabilities, located in the Black Box Theater building and the group study room in the library. Use of the Kurzweil reader can be arranged through the Office of Disability Services, pbx 5453. This equipment was purchased with Disability Services funds. The computer in the Black Box Theater includes a high speed scanner and printer.

There are 4 additional computers (numbers 01, 08, 09, and 16) in the Gund Computer lab that are loaded with TextHELP Read and Write. This software is most often used as a voice editing tool. A small reading tool bar can be pulled up to sit on any word processor program. The program includes word prediction, spell check, homonym checker, dictionary and a calculator. Assistance in using this software can be obtained through the Office of Disability Services, pbx 5453.

Distance Video Conferencing Facility

The Remote Collaboration Facility, a suite of equipment for video conferencing purposes only is located in the Multimedia Theater in Olin Library. See the Remote Collaboration Classroom page for more information.

DVD Drives

There are CD/DVD drives in the Windows workstations located in the following buildings and rooms:

  • Crawford Center, S. Mather, room 206
  • Fischman 009
  • Gund lab, Gund Commons
  • Hayes 203, 311
  • LLC lab, Chalmers library, room 114
  • Roth lab, Peirce Hall, room L09

Macintoshes

  • 15 MacBooks can be checked out by students at the Circulation desk.  More information about the Student Laptop Loan program can be found at http://lbis.kenyon.edu/helpline/laptops/students
  • () Macs in Olin/Chalmers Library:
    • (5) networked Mac workstations on the second floor of the library for OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog), email and web browsing.
      • (2) Macs on Information counter at front entrance
      • (1) Mac by the microfilm readers
      • (3) Macs near HelpLine/reference desk
    • (1) iMac at the top of the spiral staircase for OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog), email and web browsing.
    • (1) iMac workstation in the Information Center
  • (3) Macs in Gund Commons for email and web browsing only. They do not require a network login.
  • (6) Mac mini workstations in the south end of Gund Commons.  

Microfilm Readers

The library's microfilm readers are located on the second level of the Library just beyond the Circulation Desk. An instruction booklet is available at each workstation. Assistance can be obtained at the HelpLine/Reference Desk.

Monitors, Large Screen

There is one networked Windows workstation connected to 2 large-screen monitors located in the Philomathesian room, Ascension Hall, room 220.

 Printers, Color

Color printers in the departments listed below are available for use by the faculty, departmental majors and course-enrolled students only. Print jobs must be academic in nature. Contact the secretary of the department for more information. The color printer located at the HelpLine desk is available to all members of the Kenyon community for academic purposes. Color printing is limited to one copy; additional copies can be obtained from the Print Shop.

Department Model Contact
HelpLine HP Color Laserjet HelpLine, (740) 427-5700
Art   Lisa Dilts, (740) 427-5459
Biology   Wendy Busenburg, (740) 427-5383
Chemistry HP Designjet (posters) Dudley Thomas, (740) 427-5358

Printers, Public Labs

Public printers for Windows users

Public printers for Mac users

Scanners

  • Library Information Center , second floor of library

    Scanner Type Software
    Flatbed (2) Image Scanning: Photoshop Elements
    Text Scanning: OmniPage Pro
  • MultiMedia Collections, second floor of library

    Scanner Type Software
    HP scanner with slide attachment Image Scanning: Photoshop

Video Editing Equipment

There 4 digital video editing Apple workstations and one still image Apple workstation located in Multimedia Collections Center on the second level of the library near the entrance.

More Information

HelpLine
(740) 427-5700