Two open access computer labs are available for current CSULB students, faculty, and staff: the Spidell Technology Center, located in the Library on the 1st Floor and the Horn Center, located on lower campus at the Steve and Nini Horn Center. Limited guest access to computers is available in the Library Spidell technology Center only.
View the Horn Center open hours
Spidell Technology Center (562) 985-7820
Horn Center (562) 985-2303
Services and Policies for the Library Spidell Technology Center and the Horn Center Computer lab are:
The Spidell Technology Center and the Horn Center utilize an automated computer reservation system (Sign-Up) that assigns computers to users as workstations become available. Authorized users must log on at a Sign-Up station before using a computer. Guest users in the Spidell Technology Center must first register at the Circulation Desk before using the Sign-Up system. Authorized CSULB users have a four hour time restriction when others are waiting; guest users are allowed a single login per day, with a maximum use time of 90 consecutive minutes. Priority for computers will be given to authorized CSULB students. Sign-Up Express computers have a 15 minute time restriction, and are available to authorized CSULB users on a walk-up basis.
| Spidell Technology Center | Horn Center | |
| PCs | 187 | 139 |
| Macs | 10 | 52 |
| Scanners | 2 | 8 |
| CD Burners | all | all |
| Diskette Drives | none | 112 |
| USB Flash Ports | all | all |
| DVD+R/RW optical drives | all | all |
| 3 ½" media card readers | PC's only | 27 PCs |
| Headphone connectors | all* | all* |
| Video editing stations (Macs) | none | 2 |
| Adaptive PCs | all (Jaws & Zoomtext)** | all (Jaws & Zoomtext) ** |
| Public access (Guest) PCs | 4** | none |
| Sign-Up Express PCs | 9*** | 16 |
* Users must bring their own headphones. Spidell and Horn Centers do not supply/loan/sell headphones.
** Additionally, 1 wheelchair accessible PC on electronic, height adjustable table.
*** Additional Sign-Up Express workstations are available in the University Library as indicated below:
| Additional Library Computers | Sign-Up Express (15 Minutes) | COAST Online Catalog |
| Lower Level | 4 Sign-Up Express | 2 COAST only |
| 1st Floor - Spidell Tech Center | 7 Sign-Up Express | 2 COAST only |
| 1st Floor, Lobby | 4 Sign-Up Express; 4 Guest | 2 COAST only |
| 2nd Floor, Stacks entrance | 3 Sign-Up Express | 1 COAST only |
| Children's Collection, Room 200 | 2 COAST only | |
| 3rd Floor, Stacks entrance | 3 Sign-Up Express | 2 COAST only |
| 4th Floor, Stacks entrance | 4 Sign-Up Express | 1 COAST only |
| 5th Floor | 3 Sign-Up Express | 1 COAST only |
| PCs | Macs | Public Access PCs (Library Spidell Technology Center only) |
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| Adobe Acrobat X Pro (10.1.0) | yes | yes | |
| Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 (9.0.0.3481) | yes | ||
| Adobe Flash CS3 (9.0.0494) | yes | ||
| Adobe Flash CS3 Video Encoder (2.0.0.494) | yes | ||
| Adobe Flash Player for Apple Safari (10.3.181.34) | yes | ||
| Adobe Flash Player for IE (10.3.181.34) | yes | ||
| Adobe Flash Player for Mozilla Firefox (10.3.181.34) | yes | yes | |
| Adobe Illustrator CS3 (13.0.2) | yes | ||
| Adobe InDesign CS3 (5.0.4.682) | yes | ||
| Adobe Photoshop CS3 (10.0.1) | yes | ||
| Adobe Reader X (10.1.0) | yes | ||
| Adobe Shockwave Player (11.6.0.626) | yes | yes | |
| Ai Squared Zoom Text (9.19.1.33) | yes | ||
| Apple GarageBand (5.1) |
|
yes |
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| Apple iDVD (7.0.4) |
|
yes |
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| Apple iMovie (8.0.6) |
|
yes |
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| Apple iTunes |
yes 10.3.1.55 |
yes 10.4.1 |
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| Apple iWeb (3.0.3) | yes | ||
| Apple QuickTime Player |
yes (7.69.80.9) |
yes (7.7) |
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| Apple Safari (5.0.6) | yes | ||
| Apple TextEdit (1.5) | yes | ||
| ArcGIS ArcInfo Workstation (10.0) | yes | ||
| ArcGIS Desktop (10.0) (SP2) | yes | ||
| BareBones TextWrangler (3.5.3) | yes | ||
| eBrary Reader (3.2.2) | yes | ||
| Fetch Softworks Fetch (5.6) | yes | ||
| Food Processor SQL (10.1) | yes | yes | |
| Freedom Scientific Jaws (11.0.1476) | yes | ||
| IBM PASW (SPSS) Statistics (18.0.3) |
yes |
|
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| IBM SPSS Amos (19.0) | yes | ||
| IBM SPSS Statistics (19.0.0.1) | yes | yes | |
| Internet Explorer 8 | yes | ||
| InterneTIFF for IE (9.0) | yes | ||
| InterneTIFF for Mozilla Firefox (9.0) | yes | ||
| IrfanView (4.28) | yes | ||
| Microsoft Office Prof Plus (14.0.6), 2010 (SP1) | yes | ||
| Microsoft Office for Mac (14.1.0), 2011 (SP1) | yes | ||
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer (12.0.6) 2007 (SP2) |
yes | ||
| Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2007 (12.0.4518.1069) | yes | ||
| Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (12.0.6215.1000) | yes | ||
| Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 (11.0.6506.0) | yes | ||
| Minitab (16.1.0) | yes | ||
| Mozilla Firefox (4.0.1) | yes | yes | |
| Oracle Java Runtime Environment (1.6.0_26) | yes | yes | |
| Real Alternative (1.90) | yes | ||
| RealPlayer (12.0) |
|
yes |
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| Refworks Write-N-Cite |
yes (3.0) |
yes (2.5) |
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| SmithMicro Stuffit Expander 2011 (15.0.2) | yes | ||
| Symantec Endpoint Protection |
yes (11.0.5002) |
yes (11.0.6100) |
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| Telestream WMV Player (Flip4Mac) (2.3.8.1) | yes | ||
| TextPad (5.4.2) | yes | ||
| Windows XP Pro | yes | yes | |
| Windows Internet Explorer (8.0) | yes | yes |
Operating Systems: PCs: Windows XP Pro , Macs: 10.5.4
Both the Spidell Technology Center and the Horn Center have areas with hot jacks for users with laptops. Students using wireless laptops must adhere to specific requirements for using the CSULB wireless network (BeachNet).
Printing is available from lab computers and laptops to Uniprint stations in the Spidell Technology Center and the Horn Center. Print jobs sent to the Uniprint stations remain in the queue and are available for printing for four hours. All printouts must be paid for by adding funds to the Beach Card or through a Courtesy Card (available for purchase by guests). Funds can be added using value transfer stations (VTS) located near each computer center. Funds can also be added to the Beach Card online.
| Printing Costs |
Black/White Laser |
Color Laser |
Color Laser |
Color Laser |
| Horn Center |
$.10 per page |
$1.50 per page |
$2.00 per page |
$3.00 per page |
| Spidell Technology Center |
$.10 per page |
$1.50 per page |
n/a |
n/a |
A limited number of computers in the 1st Floor Lobby area are available for public, or "guest", use. A guest user is any person not currently enrolled at, employed by, or awarded emeritus status at CSULB. Guest users will be required to register at the Circulation Desk, 1st Floor, for each day they wish to use a computer. A photo I.D. will be required to register. A Computing Pass will be issued to guest users at the Library Circulation Desk after registration has been completed. A Computing Pass will allow the guest user access to an available guest computer when using the Sign-Up computer reservation system in the Spidell Technology Center.
Computing Passes will be issued to registered guest users for same day use only, and expire at 12:00 Midnight each day. Guests are allowed one computer login per day, with a maximum use time of 90 consecutive minutes.
Guest computers will have access to an internet browser and temporary workspace on the computer. Due to licensing restrictions, CSULB licensed software (such as MS OfficeTM) can NOT be made available on guest computers.
Users of Library or Office of Academic Technology computing resources agree to abide by all applicable laws, computing policies, and procedures. Acceptable Use of CSULB Electronic Communications Systems and Services outlines the computing and communications policies of the university. Computer Use and Access Statement [PDF or Word] describes the acceptable use policies of the Library and Academic Technology Services.
CSULB accepts no responsibility for damage or loss of data arising directly or indirectly from the use of these facilities or for consequential loss or damage.
