Computer Labs at the University Library
Spidell Technology Center
The Spidell Technology Center, located in the Library on the 1st Floor, is an open access computer lab available for current CSULB students, faculty, and staff. Limited guest use is available for community members. (The Horn Center, located on lower campus, is an alternative campus computer lab for students.)
Contact Information:562.985.7820
Sign-Up
Authorized CSULB users can sign into the computers in the 1st floor Spidell Technology Center. They can also use the Sign-Up Express computers, which have a 15-minute time restriction, available throughout the library.
Non-CSULB (Guest) users in the Spidell Technology Center must first register at the Circulation Desk before using the Sign-Up system. 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.
| Type | Spidell Technology Center |
|---|---|
| PCs | 186 |
| Macs | 9 |
| Scanners | 2 |
| USB Flash Ports | all |
| DVD+R/RW optical drives | PC's only |
| 3 ½" Media Card Readers | PC's only |
| Headphone Connectors | all* |
| Video Editing Stations (Macs) | none |
| Adaptive PCs | all PC's include Jaws & Zoomtext |
| Lift table PC's (electronically height adjustable) | 2 (available to Guest users as well) |
| 3 Microfilm readers, 1 VHS/DVD, 1 DVD | For Media Access |
* Users must bring their own headphones. Spidell does not supply, loan, or sell headphones.
| Additional Library Computers | Sign Up Express | OneSearch Only | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Level | 1 photocopy machine | ||
| 1st Floor - Spidell Tech Center | 1 OneSearch only |
All printers (BW and Color) |
|
| 1st Floor, Lobby | 2 Sign-Up Express; 4 Guest | 2 OneSearch only | 1 photocopy machine |
| 2nd Floor, in Stacks | 2 Sign-Up Express | 1 OneSearch only | |
| Children's Collection, Room 200 | 1 OneSearch only | 2 children's game computers | |
| 3rd Floor, Stacks entrance | 2 Sign-Up Express | 2 OneSearch only | |
| 4th Floor, Stacks entrance | 2 Sign-Up Express | 1 OneSearch only | |
| 5th Floor | 4 Sign-Up Express |
Software
(The following list includes the software suite that will be available starting Fall 2023)
| Software Title | PCs | Macs |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat Pro DC | yes | yes |
| Adobe After Effects CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe Animate CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe Audition CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe Bridge CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe Character Animator CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe Dreamweaver CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe Fireworks CC | yes | |
| Adobe Fuse CC | yes | |
| Adobe Illustrator CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe InCopy CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe InDesign CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe Lightroom CC | yes | |
| Adobe Lightroom Classic CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe Media Encoder CC | yes | |
| Adobe Photoshop CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe Prelude CC | yes | |
| Adobe Premiere Pro CC | yes | yes |
| Adobe Premiere Rush CC | yes | |
| Adobe Scout CC | yes | |
| Adobe SpeedGrade CC | yes | |
| ALEKS Plugin 3 | yes | |
| Apple iTunes | yes | yes |
| Camtasia | yes | yes |
| Deepfreeze | yes | yes |
| Esri ArcGIS | yes | |
| Fetch Softworks Fetch 5 | yes | |
| Food Processor SQL | yes | |
| Fusion Pro | yes | |
| Google Chrome | yes | yes |
| InternetTIFF | yes | |
| IrfanView | yes | |
| Kurzweil 3000 | yes | yes |
| Mathematica | yes | |
| MATLAB | yes | yes |
| MEGA | yes | |
| Mircosoft Defender | yes | |
| Microsoft Office Professional 2021 | yes | yes |
| Minitab Software | yes | |
| Mozilla Firefox | yes | yes |
| Netlogo | yes | |
| Nvivo | yes | |
| Respondus Lockdown Brower | yes | yes |
| R | yes | yes |
| Rstudio | yes | yes |
| SAS | yes | |
| Snagit | yes | yes |
| SPSS Software | yes | yes |
| Stuffit Expander | yes | |
| Textpad | yes | |
| VLC | yes | |
| WinSCP | yes | |
| Zoom | yes | yes |
All electronic access facilitated by University Library is subject to the Acceptable Use of CSULB Electronic Communications Systems and Services policy.
