COMPUTER LAB USE GUIDELINES

The rules governing use of the Nutrition Department Computer Lab are given below. Your cooperation in keeping these systems running smoothly for all the individuals in our Department who need to access them is greatly appreciated!

• All pages printed must be logged in the printer log book (there is a $.05/page charge to your lab for printing).
• Do NOT attempt to install software on any system. Computer lab systems are specially configured to require little maintenance so that a large group of users can access them with limited down time. We do not allow ANY unauthorized software installation (including Internet chat software, flight reservation software, trial or shareware software downloaded from the Internet, or software that the Nutrition Department does not own a license for).
• Do NOT Change system settings. If you must change the language or printer settings, please put the settings back to the way they were when you are done with your work for the day.
• Use of Computer lab systems is governed by the following UC Computing Policies:
  Electronics Communication Policy and the UC Davis Cybersafety Policy.
• Please try to keep the computer lab a quiet place where people can work without distraction. Be courteous to other computer lab users by keeping this room quiet, i.e. if you want to socialize or discuss your work, please do it outside. Your cooperation in keeping this a quiet place for people to concentrate on their work is greatly appreciated.
• No food is allowed in the lab. Please be courteous of other computer lab users and do not bring food into the lab.

If you are found to violate these policies after being warned, your access to the lab will be restricted.

COMPUTER LAB SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

The 10 computers the lab have the following hardware: P4 3.2 GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB HD, Floppy Drive, DVD +/- RW Drive, 2 USB ports & headphone / microphone ports The computers have the following software installed: Adobe Acrobat 7, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe Photoshop CS2, ChemDraw 9, Chromas, EndNote 8, EpiInfo 2000, Flash/Shockwave Plugins, Food Processor SQL, ICycler, ImageJ, JmpIn (replacement for Statview), MS Access 2003, MS Excel 2003, MS PowerPoint 2003, MS Publisher 2003, MS Word 2003, Printer Driver for Color Laserjet 3700 in 3135 Meyer, Printer Driver for HP Laserjet 4200DTN (with duplexer), Quicktime, Real Player, SAS 9.1, SigmaPlot, SPSS 13, Statview, Windows Media Player, Windows Movie Maker, and Winzip 9. One system (Computer G) has Beacon Designer installed on it and one system (Computer F) has a firewire port that can be used to pull video from a digital video camera. The lab is also equipped with two scanners. The Epson scanner has standard scanner features as well as a transparency tray that can be used to scan a tray of slides. The HP scanner has a document feeder that can be used to scan stacks of paper (up to 40 pages at a time). Instructions on how to use the scanners to do things like scan slides, scan documents to PDF, or scan images to .jpg are posted on the wall in front of them.

WHO CAN USE THE LAB

The Nutrition Department Computer lab is a resource for Nutrition faculty, staff, and researchers. It is also open to graduate students housed in the Nutrition Department.

KEYS

Keys to the computer lab are available for checkout by department members for the day from the front desk in the main Nutrition Department office (3135 Meyer). A student ID card or employee ID card must be left in exchange for the key for the day. Staff employed by the Nutrition Department and graduate students whose major professor is in the Nutrition Department may get a key for an extended period (a deposit is required). Please see the front desk of the main Nutrition Department Office to get a key for an extended period.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where can I get paper for the printer? Paper is available at the front desk of the main Nutrition Department office in 3135 Meyer Hall.

The printer says toner low or the printer is out of toner. Where can I get a toner cartridge? Please contact Jennifer or Alex in 3113 meyer if you think the printer needs a new toner cartridge.

Can I print to the Color Laserjet in 3135 Meyer (next to the fax machine) from computer lab systems? Yes. Most systems in the computer lab have a printer called "HP3700-1" To print to this printer, just go to File, Print (from within your application) and then when the print dialog box comes up select this printer in the Printer Name field. Note that there is a charge for each page printed (charges are posted above the printer in 3135 Meyer).

I don't work in the Nutrition Department, but I am a graduate student in the Graduate Group in Nutrition (my major professor is in another department). Why can't I use the computer lab? The lab is supported by funds from faculty in the Nutrition Department and is used by their lab staff, postdocs, researchers, and graduate students (from various graduate groups). Hence, the Nutrition Department Computer lab is only open to Nutrition Department faculty, staff, and researchers as well as graduate students whose major professor is a Nutrition Department faculty member. Note that the Department of Nutrition is a separate entity from the Graduate Group in Nutrition and has different resources and funding sources. Given the limitations of Nutrition Department resources (funding, space, equipment, paper for printing, etc), our departmental computer lab is not open to all of the ~100 students in the Graduate Group in Nutrition.

A computer/printer is not working properly in the computer lab. Who do I contact? Please report problems in the computer lab to Jennifer Ruhe, 3113 Meyer, 752-4650, jruhe@ucdavis.edu or Alex Zingorenko, 3113 Meyer, 752-4650, azingorenko@ucdavis.edu.

Last Updated: 7/28/2005
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