There are many spaces to teach, study, and collaborate on campus. Arts ISIT is committed to providing access and bookings to computer labs that can support those needs.
Each room has its own capacity, supported software, and hours of operation. These labs may be equipped with projectors, speakers, and whiteboards. Most Arts computer labs are located in the Buchanan B building and automatically shut down at 10 p.m. every night.
Service items
We offer the following support for Arts faculty and staff:
- General inquiries — Answering general questions about computer labs
- Lab booking — Booking labs for Arts faculty and staff
- Lab hardware installation — Providing new computer lab installation for departments, including setting up new computers, software deployment, and recycling computers to deliver a fully functional computer lab (funding required)
- Lab hardware troubleshooting — Fixing hardware in computer labs regarding non-cyclical maintenance in response to reports of malfunctioning (e.g., projector lamps, computers)
- Lab software installation — Temporarily installing non-standard software in computer lab(s) to facilitate training and instruction
- Lab software troubleshooting — Fixing software in computer labs
Tutorial labs
Booking is required to access and use all Arts tutorial labs. Please check the lab’s availability before you submit your request below.
Buchanan B101 (PC)
Ideal for instructor guidance and individual work
Capacity: 20
Buchanan B126 (PC)
Ideal for instructor guidance, individual work, and student collaboration
Capacity: 43
Collaboration lab
Booking is required to access and use the Arts collaboration lab. Please check the lab’s availability before you submit your request below.
Buchanan B202 (No computers)
Ideal for instructor guidance and student collaboration
Capacity: 54
Buchanan B125 (PC)
Ideal for instructor guidance and student collaboration
Capacity: 43 (8 computers only)
Lab software
The following software is available in our computer labs:
- Operating system: Windows 10 Pro
- Statistics: R, SPSS, STATA, MATLAB, NVivo
- Multimedia players: VLC Media Player
- Multimedia creation: Camtasia, Snagit, DaVinci Resolve (Free)
- Web browsers: Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
- Office software: Microsoft Office
Request a computer lab
Arts faculty and staff can request a one-time or recurring booking to one of our computer labs.