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Orientation at USC Libraries

Resources and activities for USC Libraries Orientation

Laptops

You can check out a Windows laptop from Leavey Library's Circulation Desk.  These laptops have web browsers, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat Reader. They may be checked out for 8 hours with no renewal.

USC ITS also provides laptops for students to checkout from these USC Computer Centers:

Mac laptops can be borrowed for short-term (10hrs) rentals in the basement of Leavey Library. Email spaces@usc.edu for Mac short-term rentals.

For more information, consult the ITS Computing Center Laptop Loaner Program page.

Computer Terminals

USC Libraries Computer Terminals

Computer terminals are available at select libraries. Computer access requires a USC computer account. USC students, staff, and faculty should use the same login information they use for their USC email accounts. Public computers in all Doheny Library are for research use only and are not intended for extended personal use. 

USC Computing Centers

KING OLYMPIC HALL (KOH)– computer lab

8 am – 10:30 pm

WAITE PHILLIPS HALL (WPH)– computer lab

8 am – 10:30 pm

All ITS-managed computing centers feature:

  • Comfortable and reconfigurable furnishings
  • Collaborative study spaces, available on a first-come, first-served basis
  • Wireless printing capabilities
  • Borrowable computing accessories (including video/audio adapters and computer mice)
  • A laptop loaner program (available to enrolled students only)

Software Available in the USC Computing Centers

To see a list of the software that is currently installed in the USC Computing Centers, please click the links below.