Computer use policy

Computers for browsing catalogues

In the Library there are some computers  you can use to browse:
the Library Books Catalogue, the Bologna University Catalogue, the Romagna and San Marino Library Network Catalogue and the Italian Catalogue of Periodicals (ACNP).

Workstation for students with disabilities

The Library offers an accessible workstation to process learning material for students with certified sensory disabilities and students with certified SLD.

The workstation is equipped with an iMac 21.5” and a flatbed scanner up to A3 size. The computer has both Windows 10 and Mac OSX 10.11 (El Capitan) operating systems installed, and students are prompted to choose their preferred system as the computer starts. Installed softwares include MS Office 2016, Open Office 4, Adobe Acrobat Reader, browsers Firefox and Internet Explorer (Win)/Safari (OSX), voice-synthesis software Balabolka (Win)/ VoiceOver (OSX). The scanner works exclusively on Windows 10 and the Abbey FineReader 12 is  available only on that operating system for OCR.

Refer to the Loan Desk to access the workstation; users of Bologna University can access it using their e-mail and password; uneligible users can have limited access to the equipment and use it to digitalise documents only.

Laptops

Like all other Forlì Campus facilities, a free wireless Internet connection is available in the Library. You can find all the details on how to set up your computer on the AlmaWiFi page.

In the reading rooms the tables are equipped with power sockets.