What is in the Learning Resource Centre (LRC)?

The Learning Resources Centre offers the following facilities:

Printing
Photocopying
Wireless Availability
Quiet Study Areas
Language Centre
Faculty Of Engineering, Science And The Built Environment (FESBE)
Alumni
Available Software
Available Products

Printing

The LRC provides facilities for printing, prices are:

All students can log-on to the computers using their Username and Password, then print from the PC to one of the printers on the floor on which they are working on.

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Photocopying

Photocopying facilities are provided and can be found at the rear of the room on the right hand side and are operated using Flexicards.

These can be obtained and recharged from vending machines on the ground floor, beside the lifts. The Helpdesk does not charge flexicards.

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Wireless

Wireless networking is presently available on 3-South, located around Desk 1-G.

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Quiet study areas

The Learning Resources Centre is a learning environment and is intended for private study. If you wish to practise presentations please keep noise to a minimum to avoid disturbing students who are working. There are presently no rooms specifically for student use, though the Library has a number of areas for this purpose.

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THE LANGUAGE CENTRE

The Language Centre provides high quality and accessible languages education, training and business services. It is located on 2-North.

• Interactive Multimedia
• Translation services
• World News Delivered Daily
• Language Literature Audio Laboratory
• Video Library
• Satellite Television

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FESBE

The Faculty of Engineering, Science and the Built Environment is located on 3-North. It has the following facilities available to all students:

• 47 computer work-stations containing a wide range of specialised CAD, engineering & scientific software, plus Microsoft Office, Photoshop and full internet access.
• A4 and A3 B&W and colour laser printers, B&W CAD plotters and large format colour inkjet plotters.
• A4 and A3 flat-bed scanners.

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Alumni

Alumni do not have access to a personal user space or the Palms printing facility. Alumni should save all work to removable media such as USB Keys.

You may contact Helpdesk for your username and password.

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Software List

Core software

• Windows 2000 or Windows XP
• Microsoft Office 2003 Professional incorporating ( Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint,    Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Publisher)
• Microsoft InfoPath
• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox

Specialist Educational Packages

• SPSS v13
• Minitab 13
• MathCad 2000
• Sage
• Snap 6
• Java

The following software is available on 2-South.

• Dreamweaver (1st Bench right hand side)
• Photoshop (1st Bench right hand side)
• Sage Line 50 ( 1st 4 benches right hand side)
• Perfect Analysis (All benches on right hand side)

The Learning Resources Centre offers introductory guides to Word, Excel and PowerPoint, available from the central Helpdesk.

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Products

In addition to the material provided free in training sessions, the Learning Resources Centre has a range of publications available to help you improve your information technology skills.

Learning Resources Centre Publication