Public Services: How-To...

Library laptops may be borrowed at the Library Service Desk for use inside the library building.

• Available on a first-come, first-served basis
• SHSU I.D. required -  We do accept the mobile Bearkat ID in the official SHSU app
• Due back 15 minutes before closing on the same day
• Access SHSU wireless network
• Use personal USB drives

Personal laptops are also welcome and can access the secured SHSU wireless network or the guest wifi.

Print wirelessly from both personal and borrowed laptops, both Windows PC and Mac.

• Printer names in 1st floor computer area by the central staircase = nglref-1 and nglref-2

To add a library printer to a networked SHSU desktop computer:

• Confirm the name of the printer (names are usually posted on top of or just above the printer)
• Press the Windows key on the keyboard
• Type \\print\ and the name of the printer - for example, \\print\nglref-1
• Click Enter

To print from a laptop to a library printer, follow these steps from IT@Sam.

For assistance with wireless printing, speak to an IT@Sam Lab Assistant in the second floor computer lab.

For questions or problems with wireless printing, please contact IT@Sam:

• 936-294-1950
• servicedesk@shsu.edu
• Academic Building I (ABI) Room 145

The Adaptive Technology Workstation provides visually impaired students with tools such as a large-screen monitor, ClearView video magnifier, and specialized software programs like JAWS and ZoomText.

This equipment is located at the far end of the 1st floor computer area, closest to the Administration Offices.

Learn more about adaptive technology in the Library.