Information Commons computers

Computer locations

There are over 1,500 computers on campus accessible to all members of the ANU community. These machines are part of what is known as the Information Commons. They provide highspeed internet access, numerous software applications, and are connected to a shared printing system.

• Chifley Library
  144 computers and wireless network coverage. The Digital Media Suite is available for editing video, film and images. Help from AskANU staff is available
• Hancock Library
  101 computers located in flexible study areas, computer labs, five study rooms and wireless network coverage. Help from AskANU staff is available
• Menzies Library
  51 computers located in individual and group study areas, a flexible learning laboratory, three study rooms and wireless network coverage
• Ethel Tory Centre
  A state-of-the-art video-conferencing facility, 3 teaching and learning studios equipped with MAC laptops, and a collaborative learning studio with technology-enhanced booths, individual workspaces and group-work tables. Access to labs from 8am to 6pm with extended access to 10pm for Red and Yellow labs.
• Law Library
  66 computers and wireless network coverage
• School of Art Library
  23 computers and wireless network coverage
• School of Music Library
  15 computers and wireless network coverage
  
• Medical School
  62 private study computers in a contemporary learning environment, open for extended hours
• Halls and Colleges
  Residents have access to 170 computers located throughout the Halls and Colleges similar to other Information Commons areas
• Computer labs, lecture theatres and teaching rooms
  The Information Commons supports 50 other computer labs on campus plus 135 lecture theatres and teaching rooms
  
  

Logging in and logging out

You can log into any computer in the Information Commons using your UniID and password. You must always log out when you have finished using the computer, or when you leave a lab, regardless of your time away from the computer. Logging out secures your central file space and prevents the next person from gaining access to your web traffic quota and printing quotas.

Web traffic quota

Everyone is allocated a daily download quota of 1GB to assist you with the online research required for your studies. Many Library databases and a number of educational sites can be accessed without affecting your quota. If you exhaust your download quota and need to complete an academic assignment, visit the AskANU staff in the Chifley Library for assistance.