Computer labs: The Law School operates a computer lab on the second floor of the library. The lab contains fifteen computers running Windows XP Professional. All computers have Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Excel, Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and Secure Shell software. The lab contains three laser printers and a scanner. The Lab Manager, Aaron Binford, is on duty weekdays from 8:45 am to 4:45 pm. Additional coverage is provided on evenings and weekends. If you have questions, you can see the Lab Manager, call him at 702-4493, or send an e-mail to lab_support@law.uchicago.edu.

Printing: Students are allowed to print 1,200 pages a year free of charge. After the first 1200 pages, students are charged 5 cents a page. Members of Journals and Moot Court and Research Assistants get an additional allocation for printing jobs connected to those projects.

Training: The Law School provides training on law-specific computer services, such as Westlaw and LexisNexis. The Library demonstrates useful law- and business-related Internet sites during the Spring Quarter. Networking Services and Information Technology (NSIT) provides a variety of training courses on various commonly used software packages.

The Law School local area network: All study carrels, reading tables on the north side of the Wilson Reading Room, and tables in the book stacks on the upper floors of the library have Ethernet connections, where students may connect to the local area network and gain access to laser printers, the Internet, Lexis, and Westlaw. To connect your laptop to the network, you need a 10/100baseT Ethernet adapter and cable. Most Apple and PC laptops have built-in Ethernet support, but some laptops require a PC card (PCMCIA) adapter. Many of the student study areas are now covered by the Law School's 802.11b wireless network as well. Students with an integrated or add-on wireless card should be able to access the Internet from most study areas in the building.

The Law School uses DHCP to assign IP addresses dynamically. Instructions on configuring your laptop to use DHCP are available in the computer labs and at orientation. If you wish to access the network both at the Law School and in a dorm room, you may need to switch your network settings when you move from one location to another.

Computers in the Reading Room: The Library provides computers in the Wilson Reading Room for searching the library catalog and databases, web searching, and checking e-mail. From these computers, you can use the Copico printer in the Reading Room.

Lexis and Westlaw: Students will receive their Lexis and Westlaw passwords at introductory training classes early in the fall quarter.

Internet access from home: To access the Internet from home with via the University modem pool, you need the Connectivity Package, available from the Campus Computer Store and at the Law School computing orientation sessions.

Internet services: The D'Angelo Law Library subscribes to many databases and e-journals that can be reached through the Library's web server, http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/law/. The Library also posts old law school exams and model answers. http://www.law.uchicago.edu/library/exams/. The University subscribes to thousands of Usenet newsgroups, including ClariNews, which delivers news from Reuters and various newspapers on over 400 subjects. Individual students and student organizations may publish personal web pages. There is also a mailing list server for student lists.

Computer Passwords: Law students have four sets of passwords:
 
(1) Computer lab user name and password: To prevent unauthorized access, use of the Law School computer labs will be restricted to holders of uclaw usernames and passwords. These are issued to each student during orientation. You need these to log in to the computers in the labs, to access laser printers over the network from your notebook computer, and to access some services restricted to law students (job listings from Career Services, etc.). You should sign off computers when you are done or you will risk having other people's print jobs charged to your account.

(2) cnetID and password: You need these to check your e-mail and authenticate to the wireless network, as well as to access many of the University's online assets.
 
(3)  Lexis ID: Use to logon to LexisNexis: http://www.lexis.com/lawschool. You can create a custom LexisNexis ID and password when you register.

(4) Westlaw password: Use to logon to Westlaw. You also need it to register for your professor's home page on The West Educational Network (TWEN): http://lawschool.westlaw.com/. You can create a custom Westlaw login and password (OnePass) when you register.

A word about laptops: It is risky to configure software on a laptop computer to automatically remember your passwords. If the laptop were stolen, the thief would have access to all of your accounts.

What to do if your password is lost or compromised:
 
(1) Computer lab password: The Lab Attendant can change your password to prevent unauthorized users from accessing your account and files.

(2) CNET password: You may reset this by visiting the CNET website: http://cnet.uchicago.edu. If you encounter problems online, you may go in person to the Identification and Privileges Office near the entrance to the Regenstein library, and they will create a new password. For security reasons, they absolutely cannot give out passwords over the phone or by e-mail. If your password is compromised, you may find your account frozen because of abuse by the unauthorized user.
 
(3) LexisNexis ID: The Lexis student rep or a reference librarian can look up a LexisNexis ID that you have forgotten. If your password has been compromised, the Lexis rep or reference librarian can cancel the old password and have a new one created. In an emergency, phone Lexis customer service at 1-800-543-6862.

(4) Westlaw password: The Westlaw student rep or reference librarian can look up your password on the spot. If your password has been compromised, the Westlaw rep or reference librarian can have the four-letter extension changed.
 
Problems/Questions: Operational issues (problems in the labs, printing, setting up e-mail, etc.) should be directed to the Lab Manger and Assistants on duty in the Computer Lab. Global computer issues (lab policies, law school computer purchases, etc.) should be directed to Ted Ressell (702-5866, m-ressell@uchicago.edu).

University Computing Services: Networking Services and Information Technologies (NSIT) provides all students with a wide range of computing resources at no charge, including e-mail, networked information, interactive computing and Internet service. NSIT manages three computing sites for the University community:

Usite: adjacent to Harper Library, 702-7894 
8 a.m. - 3 a.m. (weekdays) 
noon - 3 a.m. (weekends)
PCs, Macintosh, and Silicon Graphics workstations 
 
Regenstein: 2nd floor, 702-7894 
open during library hours 
Macintosh & PCs

Crerar: basement, 702-7894 
open during library hours
Macintosh & PCs

NSIT provides technical support and can be reached on the techline (834-8324) or by e-mail (support@uchicago.edu).

Computer Sales: The University of Chicago sells computers and software to students through the Campus Computer Store (CCS). CCS sells hardware and software from major vendors such as Apple, IBM, Microsoft, and Dell. Pricing is very competitive.

Where To Get More Information:

On computers and pricing:

Campus Computer Store (CCS)
U. of C. Bookstore, 3rd Floor
970 E. 58th Street 
Chicago, IL 60637
773 702-6086 
 
Connect Student Services Office (NSIT)
1307 East 60th Street, Room B-2
Chicago, Illinois 60637
773 834-8324 
 
On student user accounts (E-mail, Internet):

Identification and Privileges Office
Regenstein Library, Room 100F
773 702-8782
support@uchicago.edu