This page covers the access you will have to computers, virtual desktops, and other digital tools and software for your scholarly pursuits.

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Public-access computers

These computers are available to all library users with no login needed. You can use these computers for email and for limited internet searches. including:

• CatQuest catalog search 
• Electronic resources journals subscribed to by UVM Libraries
• Other institutions of higher education (sites that end in .edu)
• U.S. and state government organizations (sites that end in .gov)

Where to find public-access computers:

Howe Memorial Library

• 1 on the ground floor
• 7 on the first floor, including 1 in the Cyber Café
• 1 on the second floor
• 2 on the third floor

Dana Health Sciences Library 

• 2 in the front of the library
• 1 in North Study in the back of the library
• 2 in South Study in the back of the library

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Computers for UVM affiliates at Dana Library

Users can login with their UVM NetID to gain access to productivity software suites such as Endnote, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, and Stata SE statistical software, as well as the AppsAnywhere client to allow access to a wide range of additional software for anyone with a UVM NetID at UVM’s Software site.

Dana Health Sciences Library

• 2 in the front of the library
• 1 in North Study in the back of the library
• 2 in South Study which are also accessible during After Hours Study

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Howe workstations for UVM affiliates and sponsored guests

We offer 15 workstations in Howe that give approved users access to certain virtual environments using the UVM campus domain. This would allow users with the appropriate permissions the convenience of working in Howe library while still able to run programs and access data from other digital "places" on campus. 

Virtual environments accessible on these Howe workstations (10 on the 1st floor, 5 on the second floor) may include:

• ArcGIS Remote Access
• CAS Economics/Sociology Desktop
• CAS Psychological Science Lab
• Davis Ctr Kiosks
• Howe Library 
• Mosaic Center Lab
• Prism Center Lab

Users with sponsored guest accounts can log into the virtual desktops using the guest domain.

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Laptops in the Libraries

Library visitors are welcome to bring their own laptops.

The UVM wireless network is restricted to UVM faculty, staff, and students and requires a UVM NetID. Connect to UVM wireless.

Campus visitors can establish a UVM guest account for wireless access. 

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Computers with special software

These desktops are available to UVM affiliates with specific tasks to perform. These include high-powered desktops, virtual reality environments and 3D printing and scanning.

Center for Multimedia Development, Howe Memorial Library
What specialized software does the library have? Read our FAQ about available software on library computers

• 5 Mac Studios
• 10 Alienware computers

Map, 010 Howe Memorial Library (Appointment only)

• 1 computer with ArcGIS

Multipurpose Room, Dana Health Sciences Library (Consults by appointment only)

• 1 computer with ArcGIS

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Center for Multimedia Development lab 

Multimedia Resources and Services, first floor Howe Library, is where our resident technology experts and equipment often come together to support scholarly creativity.

Our Center for Multimedia Development (CMD) lab is a tech sandbox with access to computers with special software, 3D printing, VR and more. You can see the list of software available on the lab computers (PDF)

Learn more about our lab and the experts who support it.

The CMD lab keeps the hours of the media desk, which you can find in our hours.