The library has over 250 PCs and Macs that are available for student and staff use. All computers are available to use on a 'walk-up' basis; it is not possible to book computers.
Computers in some areas were bookable during the 2022/23 academic year (and in previous years). Usage data suggests that booking was rarely used or needed, so it seemed simpler for everyone to remove the booking option for computers. Room booking is paused for the summer, but will be available again, via a new system, from September 2023.
The table below details the locations in the library and the type/number of computers available for use there.
|
Location |
Study type |
Area code |
Computer type |
No. of computers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Floor LG |
Group |
B1 | Apple Macs |
32 |
|
Floor 0A |
Silent |
02 | Windows PCs |
67 |
| Apple Macs | 3 | |||
|
Floor 0B |
Quick Access (15 minutes limit) |
01 | Windows PCs |
4 |
|
Floor 0C |
Group |
01 | Windows PCs |
5 |
|
Floor 1A |
Quiet |
12
|
Windows PCs |
4 |
| Dual Monitor PCs | 10 | |||
| Apple Macs | 17 | |||
|
Floor 2A
|
Group |
23 | Windows PCs |
19 |
| 24 | Alienware PCs |
17 |
||
| 22 | Apple Macs | 22 | ||
|
Floor 3. Larger Room |
Group |
31 | Windows PCs |
42 |
|
Floor 3. Smaller Room |
Quiet |
32 | Alienware PCs |
15 |
The sections below show in which areas specific software is available.
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| 7-Zip 18.01.00.0 x64 PR1 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat 21.0 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Adobe Acrobat DC | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe After Effects 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe Animate 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe Audition 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe Bridge 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe Character Animator 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe Dreamweaver 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe Illustrator 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe InCopy 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe InDesign 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe Lightroom Classic | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe login fix | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Adobe Media Encoder 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe Photoshop 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe Prelude 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe Premiere Pro 2021 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Adobe_Bridge_10.1.1 | 31 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| AfterEffects_18.4.1 | 23, 31 |
| Anaconda Navigator 1.9.7 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Android Studio 4.1 | 02, 31 |
| Animate_21.0.8 | 12, 31 |
| Ansys Academic Student | 23 |
| Apache Maven | 02, 31, 32 |
| Apache NetBeans 12.2 x64 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Apache Tomcat | 02, 31, 32 |
| Arduino 1.8.7 | 02, 23, 31, 32 |
| Atom | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Audacity 3.1.3 | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Autodesk 3DS Max 2022 24.0.1.1002 | 24, 32 |
| Autodesk Revit 2022 | 24, 32 |
| Autodesk_AutoCAD_2022.0.1_pr3 | 23, 24, 32 |
| Autodesk_Navisworks_Manage_2020_17.0.1336.83_PR1 | 24, 32 |
| Autodesk_Sketchbook_Pro_2020_8.6.5.0_PR1 | 23 |
| Autograph 5.0.10.0 | 23 |
| Avanti-Ffmpeg GUI 0.9.2 PR1 | 23 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Blender | 24, 32 |
| Brackets | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| CadnaA 2018 0.161.4801 x64 | 23, 31, 32 |
| CATT Acoustic 9.0 | 23, 31, 32 |
| Cisco Packet Tracer 8.0.0 | 02, 23, 31 |
| CMTrace | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| CPU_Z_1.87_PR1 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Csound 6 x64 PR1 | 23, 31, 32 |
| Cyberduck | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Dartfish | 31 |
| DesignSparkPCB_v8.1.3_VR1 | 23 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| No software |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Feedback Discovery 2.0.4.0 PR1 | 23 |
| Ffdshow | 31 |
| FileOpen B996 v2 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| FileZilla | 02, 23, 31, 32 |
| Final Cut Pro | B1 (Mac) |
| F-Scan Research 7.0 PR1 | 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Git 2.17.1.2 x64 PR1 | 02, 31 |
| Git LFS 2.4.2 VR1 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Git_2.33 | 02, 31, 32 |
| GitHub Desktop 2.9.4 | 02, 31, 32 |
| GNU Octave 4.4.0 PR1 | 23 |
| Google Chrome | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Google_Chrome_Standalone_Enterprise_80.0.3987.87.PR1 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| GRANTA_EduPack_2021_R2 | 23 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Handbrake | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| HWMonitor_1.40_PR1 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Hype 3 Professional Edition v3.6.10 (b601) | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| i1Profiler | 22 (Mac) |
| IBM SPSS Statistics 27 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Illustrator_25.4.1 | 23, 31 |
| ImageMagick 7.0.8 x64 PR1 | 23 |
| InDesign_16.3 | 23, 31 |
| Inspiration 9 IE 9.2.4 PR1 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| JASP | 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Kistler BioWare 5.3.2.9 PR1 | 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| LabView 2018 18.0.f1 x64 PR1 | 23, 31, 32 |
| LAV Filters | 31 |
| LightroomClassic_10.4 | 31 |
| LOADMASTER X5 7285 PR1 | 23 |
| LOADMASTER X5 BULKDEMO PR1 | 23 |
| LOADMASTER X5 TANKDEMO PR1 | 23 |
| LTspice XVII 17 x64 PR1 | 23 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| MarSpeed 3.0f | 23 |
| Math_Type_6.9_PR1 | 23 |
| Mathworks_Matlab_R2021a | 23 |
| MaxSurf Connection Edition (23.03) | 23 |
| MDSolids_4.1.0_VR | 23 |
| Microsoft LAPS Client CSE 6.2.0.0 PR1 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Microsoft Office Suite | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Microsoft Power BI 2.67 | 24, 32 |
| Microsoft Project Professional 2019 | unknown |
| Microsoft_Office_365_shared_2008 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Microsoft_VS_Code_1.35.1_PR1 | 02, 31, 32 |
| MikTeX_2.9.6942_PR1 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Miro Video Converter | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Mitsubishi SW0D5-ALVLS-E VR1 | 23 |
| MyPC Client 6.2.0.5 x64 PR1 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Nacsport Scout PLUS | 31, 32 |
| NetbiosDisable | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| NI Circuit Design Suite 14.1 Education x64 PR1 | 23 |
| Node JS | 02, 31, 32 |
| NoMAD | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Notepad++ 8.1.9 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Nvivo license update Jul 2021 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Nvivo12 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| OpenJDK JDK 8u282-b08 (x64) | 02, 31, 32 |
| OpenJDK JRE 8u282-b08 x64 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| PaperCut_MF_Client_16.1.0_PR1 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Photoshop_22.5 | 23, 31 |
| PreForm | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| PreForm_2.19.3_PR1 | 23 |
| PremierePro_15.41 | 23, 31 |
| PremiereRush_1.5.62 | 31 |
| ProAnalyst Client 1.6.0.2 PR1 | 31 |
| PSpice Student 9.1 x64 | 23 |
| Pure Data 0.48-1 PR1 | 23, 31, 32 |
| PureVerb | 23 |
| PuTTY | 02, 31, 32 |
| PyCharm Professional 2021.2.2 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Python (PR3) | 02, 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Quixel Bridge 2020.2.3 x64 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Quixel Mixer 2020.1.1 x64 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| R_3.5.3_VR1 | 02, 31, 32 |
| RStudio Suite 1.0 x64 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Sage 50 Account 23.0.3.140 PR1 | 02, 23, 31, 32 |
| SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones 1.5.51.0 x64 PR1 | 02, 31 |
| SASM_3.10.1_PR1 | 02, 31, 32 |
| SceneBuilder 8.4.1 x64 VR1 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Screensaver Operations | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Sentinel Runtime | 23, 31, 32 |
| Sketch | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| SketchUp Pro 2021.1 | 23 |
| Skype | 22 (Mac) |
| Snapgene_Viewer_5.1.3.1_VR1 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Software Ideas Modeler 11.53.6687.38309 x64 VR1 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Solidworks RTX 3070 Workaround | 23 |
| SOLIDWORKS_2021_SP4.1 | 23 |
| SPSS Statistics 27 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| SQL Developer | 02, 31, 32 |
| SQLite Studio 3.2.1 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Substance3DDesigner_11.21 | 31 |
| Substance3DPainter_7.2.2 | 31 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| TableauDesktop 2021.1.2 (STUDENT ONLY) | 02, 31, 32 |
| Tera Term 4.98 PR1 | 02, 31 |
| TeXstudio_2.12.16_PR1 | 02, 31, 32 |
| Texthelp Read&Write 12.0.57 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| The Unarchiver | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| No software |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Visual Studio 2010 Tools Office Runtime 10.0.50908 x64 PR1 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Visual Studio Code | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| Visualize Queue Manager | 23 |
| VLC | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| VLC Media Player | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Vray for 3DS Max 2022 5.10.02 | 24, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| WaveAgent 1.20 PR1 | 23, 31, 32 |
| Wireshark 2.6.1.0 x64 PR1 | 02, 23, 31 |
| Wolfson HullScant 2 | 23 |
| Wolfson_Suite_2019_PR1 | 23 |
| Write-N-Cite_4.6.241_x64 | 01, 02, 12, 23, 31, 32 |
| Wwise 2021.1.4.7707 | 23, 31, 32 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Xcode | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
| XD_42.122 | 31 |
| XL2 Projector PRO 1.20.0 PR1 | 23, 31, 32 |
| XVI32 HEX Editor 32.2.55 | 23 |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| No software |
| Software Name | Areas where it is available |
|---|---|
| Zoom | B1 (Mac), 22 (Mac) |
In general, our laptops have only a basic software suite installed on them. If you don't see the software you need in the list of programs, check the Software Center on the laptop to see if it can be installed. All laptops should have the same software on them. Speak to a member of library staff if you can't find something that you know is on another of our laptops.
The list below indicates what software you can expect to find on most of our laptops. If you need particular software, we recommend that you check for it on the laptop you have borrowed before leaving the library.
| Software | Notes |
|---|---|
| 7-Zip | |
| Adobe Acrobat DC | |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | Available on newer (silver coloured) laptops only. Use 0C lockers to be sure to get a silver one. Not full software suite, but simply app to connect to cloud. You can get the same functionality via a browser at the Creative Cloud webpages. |
| Adobe Lightroom Classic | |
| FileZilla | |
| IBM SPSS | Works on campus only. |
| Inspiration 9 | |
| MS Office Applications | |
| NVivo 12 | |
| Python | Versions 2.7 & 3.4 on older (black) laptops, version 3.8 on newer (silver) laptops. |
| Texworks | |
| Texthelp Read & Write | Version 11 on older (black) laptops, version 12 on newer (silver) laptops. |
| VLC Media Player |