Computing (Information Technology)

Information Technology Department

The Information Technology Department provides Internet access and a wide variety of software.

Wi-Fi access is available at all three of our Library locations, and patrons who bring their own laptops may also use conveniently located ethernet jacks. Most of our PCs offer Internet access plus word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Design and image-editing software packages are also available on select workstations.

General Information

 Policies

All patrons using the Internet must adhere to UAPL's Internet Policy.

An Upper Arlington Public Library card is required to access our patron computers. PC Management software is installed on our patron PCs to allow for future PC reservations (same day only) and give waiting patrons quicker access to computers. Patrons are limited to five 60 minute sessions and can be used continuously as long as there are no waiting reservations.

Patrons are encouraged to use USB flash drives for personal data storage.

 Printing

Black and white laser printing is available at all three locations for 10 cents per page. Color laser printing is available at the Main Library and Miller Park branch for 50 cents per page. All print jobs are paid upon release at a print station.

Equipment List

Main (Tremont) Library: Lane Road Library: Miller Park Library:
40 Patron Desktop Computers (3 Media PCs) 9 Patron Desktop Computers 5 Patron Desktop Computers
2 Apple iMacs 3 Patron Catalog Terminals (No Internet Access) 2 Patron Laptop Computers
4 Patron Catalog Terminals (No Internet Access) 2 Youth Game Macs (No Internet Access) 1 Patron Catalog Terminal (No Internet Access)
9 Youth Game Macs (No Internet Access)    

Patron PC Configuration:

Hardware includes CD/DVD writer that supports CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+-RW, DVD+DL, DVD-RAM.

  • Browsers: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome
  • Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
  • Google Picasa
  • Google SketchUp
  • Google Earth
  • Apple iTunes
  • Microsoft Paint, Notepad, Wordpad and Calculator
  • MS Office 2007: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, InfoPath and Publisher
  • Open Office
  • Apple Quicktime
  • Roxio Media Creator
  • VLC Media Player

Media PC Configuration:

Hardware includes CD/DVD writer that supports CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+-RW, DVD+DL, DVD-RAM. Color Flatbed Scanner.

  • All of the above Patron PC Software
  • plus: Adobe Creative Suite: Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional, Acrobat Distiller 6.0, Adobe Illustrator CS, Adobe ImageReady CS, Adobe InDesign CS, Adobe GoLive CS and Adobe Photoshop CS

Apple iMac Configuration:

Hardware includes CD/DVD writer that supports CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+-RW and SD card slot

  • Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium
  • iLife 09 Suite: iPhoto, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD
  • iWork 09 Suite: Pages (wordprocessing), Keynote (presentation), Numbers (spreadsheet)
  • MS Office 2008: Word, Powerpoint, Excel
  • Browsers: Firefox, Safari, Chrome