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Computer Labs & Software

Computer Labs & Software

Digital Media Services oversees a majority of the on-campus computer lab and kiosk locations across our three main campuses. Use the resources below to find the perfect location to do your work, find group study spaces with lab workstations, lab classrooms for instruction and secure exams, or kiosk locations for drop-in work and printing.

Lake Shore Campus Labs

With our Information Commons as our primary location for our services, you will also find our open-access computers readily available for use and even group study without worry of class schedules overlapping. Our Lake Shore Campus offers the most variety of specialized, departmental computer labs used for instruction as well as several kiosk locations for ease.

Water Tower Campus Labs

With Corboy Law Center as our primary services, you will also find open-access computers readily available across both library locations in addition to great locations for quiet study, group study and printing. Our Water Tower Campus offers departmental classroom labs and kiosk locations in nearly all buildings.

Health Science Campus Labs

At the Health Science Campus, our computer lab spaces are dedicated toward coordinators overseeing secure exam delivery in classroom spaces, but otherwise when not scheduled are great locations for quiet, individual study. This campus also includes a stellar Information Commons space with much open space for laptop usage, individual and group study as well as a small selection of workstations and printing options available.

Virtual Computer Labs

Even if you aren't present at one of our main campus locations, you can use Apporto, a virtual desktop services, to access specialized instructional and classroom software right within your browser! This service allows you access a virtual lab computer and several of our software applications available in our computer labs wherever you may be.

Software Applications

All Applications Alphabetical

Application Version PC/Mac Locations
Ableton Live Suite 11.1.6 Mac MUND 1017, IC2, CLC608
Adobe Acrobat DC 24.002.20687 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Animate 24.0.2 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Audition 24.2 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Bridge CC 14.0.4 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Character Animator 24.2 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Creative Cloud 6.3.0.207 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.11 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Dimension 3.4.11 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Dreamweaver 21.3 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Illustrator 28.4.1 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe InCopy 19.4 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe InDesign 19.4 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Lightroom 5.3 Mac All labs
Adobe Lightroom Classic 13.2 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Media Encoder 24.3 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Photoshop 25.7.0.504 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Prelude 22.1.1 Mac All labs
Adobe Premiere Pro 24.3 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Premiere Rush 2.10 PC&Mac All labs
Adobe Substance 3D Designer 12.1.0  Mac All labs
Adobe Substance 3D Painter 7.4.3  Mac All labs
Adobe Substance 3D Sampler 3.2.1  Mac All labs
Adobe Substance 3D Stager 1.2.0  Mac All labs
App Store 3 Mac All labs
Apple iTunes 12.9.5 Mac All labs
Apple Safari 12.1.1 Mac All labs
ArcGIS 0.7.1  PC (Apporto) GPU Desktop
Atom 1.60.0 Mac All labs
Audacity PC 3.5.1, Mac 2.3.1.0 PC&Mac All labs
Blender 4.1.1 PC&Mac All labs
BlueJ PC 5.3.0, Mac 4.2.0 PC All labs
Camtasia 2019.0.0 Mac IC 2nd floor, CLC 608
ChemSketch/ACD 14.0.0 PC All labs
EndNote 21 21.3.0 PC All labs
Firefox 115.10.0 PC All labs 
FontBook 9 Mac All labs
GarageBand (Apple iLife)   Mac All labs
Google Chrome PC 114.0, Mac 71.0 PC&Mac All labs
HLM   PC All labs
IBM SPSS Statistics 29.0.0.0 PC All labs
iMovie   Mac All labs
IntelliJ IDEA CE 2023.1 PC&Mac All labs
Java SE Development Kit 17.0.6 PC All labs
jEdit 5.6.0 Mac All labs
Keynote (available via Mac Software Center)   Mac All labs
Lab in Cognition   PC All labs
Lisrel   PC All labs
Microsoft 365 Apps 16.0.16510.20196 PC&Mac All labs
Microsoft Access   PC All labs
Microsoft Edge 114.0 PC All labs
Microsoft Excel   PC&Mac All labs
Microsoft OneDrive 23.107.0521.0001 PC All labs
Microsoft PowerPoint   PC&Mac All labs
Microsoft SQL Server 15.0.2000.5 PC All labs
Microsoft Teams 1.5.00.8070 PC All labs
Microsoft Visual C++ 2023 PC All labs
Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.77.0 PC All labs
Microsoft Word   PC&Mac All labs
Mozilla Firefox 115.10.0 PC&Mac All labs
Notepad++ 8.4.9 PC All labs
Numbers (Apple iLife)   Mac All labs
NVivo 14 14.23.0.30 PC&Mac All labs
Pages (Apple iLife)   Mac All labs
Panopto   PC&Mac All labs
Photo Booth (Apple iLife) 10 Mac All labs
Photos 2019.19071.12548.0 PC All labs
Processing IDE 3.5.3 Mac All labs
PuTTY 0.78.0.0 PC All labs
Python 3.10 PC&Mac All labs
QuickTime Player Mac 10.5 PC&Mac All labs
R for Windows 4.2.3 PC&Mac All labs
RStudio PC 2023.03.0, Mac 1.2 PC&Mac All labs
SAS 9.4 PC All labs
Stata18 18.00 PC All labs
SYSTAT 13.2 PC All labs
Tophat Presentation Tool   PC&Mac All labs
VLC Media Player 3.0.18 PC&Mac All labs
Wolfram Mathematica   PC All labs
Zoom 5.14.16213 PC All labs

 

Adobe Applications

Application Version Locations PC / Mac Vendor Support
Adobe Acrobat 24.002 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
For viewing, printing and commenting on PDF documents
Adobe Animate 2024 24.0.2 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
Design interactive animations with drawing tools and publish them to multiple platforms
Adobe Audition 2024 24.2 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
Offers tools for audio editing, mixing, restoration, and effects
Adobe Bridge 2024 14.0.4 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
For digital asset management: a photo and design organizer
Adobe Character Animator 2024 24.2 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
You can create a 2D character and make it come alive!
Adobe Creative Cloud 6.3.0 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
Gives you creative tools seamlessly connected through Adobe CreativeSync technology across your desktop and mobile devices
Adobe Digital Editions
4.5.11 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
Offers an engaging way to view and manage media rich eBooks and other digital publications
Adobe Dimension 3.4.11 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
Quickly create and publish web pages almost anywhere with Adobe Dreamweaver responsive web design software that supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and more. 
Adobe Dreamweaver 2021 21.3 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
This web design software provides an interface for making and editing HTML websites and mobile apps
Adobe Illustrator 2024 28.4.1 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
Create logos, icons, sketches, typography, and other vector art
Adobe InCopy 2024 19.4 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
A word processor that integrates with Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign 2024 19.4 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
A desktop publishing application that gives you control over design and typography
Adobe Lightroom Classic 13.2 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
Has the same interface as older versions of Lightroom
Adobe Media Encoder 2024 24.3 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
Create optimized video for any screen size and resolution
Adobe Photoshop 2024 25.7.0 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
Create and enhance your photos, images, 3D artwork, and more
Adobe Premiere Pro 2024 24.3 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
Timeline-based video editing software
Adobe Premiere Rush 2.10 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support
A video editor made for YouTubers

 

Office Productivity

Application Version Locations PC / Mac Vendor Support
Apple Keynote   All labs Mac Vendor Support 
Apple Numbers   All labs Mac Vendor Support
Apple Pages   All labs Mac Vendor Support
Microsoft Excel 2205 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support 
Microsoft Access 2205 All labs PC Vendor Support
Microsoft PowerPoint 2205 All labs PC Vendor Support
Microsoft Word 2205 All labs PC & Mac Vendor Support

 

Statistical, Qualitative Data Analysis, and Online Survey Applications

For even more information on Statistical, Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA) and Online Survey Applications, review the Academic Research Technologies page for further information from Instructional Teaching & Research Services (ITRS).

Requesting Software Installation Process

For faculty and staff that are interested to have software deployed to open-access computer labs, Information Technology Services requires these requests to be submitted annually to ensure the most stable, open computing environment. To make a software request, visit the Software Installation Requests page.

University Library Shared Resources

Alumni & Guest Machines

Our University Library partners offer locations for Alumni, Friends Of The Library, Community Guests (LSC) access to dedicated machines with limited software applications and lab printing capabilities.

University Policies

Computer Lab Policies

To help ensure a positive and collaborative environment in our computer labs, all Loyola and community members must adhere to these lab location policies as it relates to use, access, courtesy, and cleanliness.

Technology Discounts

TechConnect

Are you looking to purchase a new personal PC or Mac computer, interested in mobile provider discounts, or otherwise looking for software discounts and recommendations? Visit TechConnect, our unified location for technology discounts.

Podcasting

WTC Vocal Booth

Our Vocal Booth is a near-soundproof enclosure that can accommodate up to 2 individuals for ease of high-quality audio recordings for podcasting, interviews or narration. This resource is located within our Water Tower Campus Digital Media Lab and available for walk-in use and by reservation.

Frequently Asked Questions

I have a favorite lab workstation spot, can I see if it's available right now?

Yes! All our computer lab locations offer real-time usage data so you can see which workstations are available (in green), in use (in blue), or offline (in grey). Just click the Find a computer... link in the campus computer lab list.

While only a few computer labs are truly 100% open-access and not reserveable for classes or events, you can also login to Campus Reservations 25Live system to review classroom location schedules. We help by printing out weekly schedule signs at the start of each week as a resource for those looking for their class, event, or otherwise when a space is available for use.

Visit the University Libraries Room Reservation page to reserve a Group Study Room in the Information Commons, Cudahy Library, or Lewis Library.

Do the laptops from the Equipment Loan Program offer lab software?

Our Equipment Loan Program offers Mac and PC laptops are configured much like a lab workstation, including all the standard software  applications, as well as data security requirements to securely revert customization and securely clear any data upon every reboot.

Be aware equipment may be loaned for up to 7-day usage per checkout, is based on availability. These are not intended to supplement personal or departmental purchases, long-term use; instead they are intended are for individual, student academic projects or presentations purposes. Learn more about the Loan Program Policies.

Login to the WebCheckout system to create a self-service reservation for the equipment you need with pickup and return times that work best with your schedule. For a step-by-step instructions on how to best use and navigate this system, visit our WebCheckout Reservations and WebCheckout Renewals pages.

Is my data safe when using a lab computer?

All standard computer lab workstations, both Mac and PC, are configured with data security standards so upon logout, they will restart and clear any custom settings and saved data securely. Lab workstations will automatically log out after 10 minutes due to inactivity as well. For this reason, we strongly encourage making sure to save projects and data to the cloud, such as your Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, or other cloud storage solutions.

Where can I scan documents?

We have Epson V600 flatbed scanners in a handful of our service and computer lab locations:

  • Information Commons 2nd floor, LSC
  • Mundelein 703, 706 and 709 labs, LSC (Department of Fine & Performing Arts students only)
  • Corboy Law Center room 608, WTC
  • The Clare 002 labs, WTC (School of Communications students only)

The Konica Minolta photocopiers in University library spaces also offer some scan functionality, in these locations:

  • Information Commons 2nd floor, LSC
  • Cudahy Library 1st floor, LSC
  • Corboy Law Center 6th floor, WTC
  • Information Commons 1st floor, HSC
  • Cuneo Center SSOM room 254, HSC

How do I print to on-campus printers?

On-Campus printing is made possible by our MobilePrint system, allowing ease of print outs from our computer lab workstations as well as sending documents from your Loyola email.

There are per page costs for printing which can be paid via your Loyola ID with Uniprint dollars loaded each semester or Rambler Bucks. To review your balance or add funds to your Loyola ID, visit the Campus Card's Online Card Office.

To learn more, visit our Printing & Posters page.

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Last Modified:   Thu, September 19, 2024 3:29 PM CDT

Digital Media Services oversees a majority of the on-campus computer lab and kiosk locations across our three main campuses. Use the resources below to find the perfect location to do your work, find group study spaces with lab workstations, lab classrooms for instruction and secure exams, or kiosk locations for drop-in work and printing.