Olin & Uris Libraries

IMPORTANT NOTE: There is no temporary storage on Olin & Uris laptops. Once a library laptop is shut down, restarted, loses power, or becomes unresponsive for any reason it will reset to a default state and there is no way to retrieve lost work. Practice safe computing by saving your work to your own personal USB flash drive, to cloud storage such as Cornell Box, or by e-mailing your work to yourself as an attachment. Always remember to save your work often!

Laptop Loan Policies

• Mac or PC laptops can be borrowed at the Olin circulation desk by anyone with a valid Cornell ID.
• The laptop loan period is three hours. Two hours before closing, hourly laptops can be checked out overnight and are due back two hours after opening.
• Extended Loan Laptops are also available with a 2-week borrowing period.
• Laptops and peripherals may be used outside of Olin, Kroch, and Uris Libraries, but must be renewed in person at the Olin circulation desk. No phone or e-mail renewals will be accepted.
• Laptops and peripherals should be returned to the library they were checked out from.
• Laptop and peripheral replacement fees range from $25 for a calculator to $2,500 for a laptop.
• Do not leave laptops unattended for any length of time! You are responsible for any equipment lost, damaged or stolen.

Laptop Software

Olin Laptops come with a number of programs preinstalled:

List of Olin Mac Laptop Applications

• MacOS Ventura
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
• Alertus
• Box Drive
• Cisco Anyconnect
• Excel 2021 (MS Office)
• Firefox
• Google Chrome
• iMovie
• PaperCut
• PowerPoint 2021 (MS Office)
• R
• Remote Desktop for Mac
• Rstudio
• Safari
• VLC Media Player
• Word 2021 (MS Office)
• Xcode
• Zoom

List of Olin Dell Laptop Applications

• Windows 11 Enterprise
• 7-Zip
• Access 2021 (MS Office)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
• Alertus
• Anaconda
• Box Drive
• Cisco Anyconnect
• Edge (Microsoft)
• Excel 2021 (MS Office)
• Filezilla
• Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Google Earth Pro
• JAWS
• MikTex
• Notepad++
• OneNote 2021 (MS Office)
• PaperCut
• PowerPoint 2021 (MS Office)
• Premier AT
• PSPP
• Publisher 2021 (MS Office)
• Python
• QGIS
• R
• Remote Desktop (Windows)
• Rstudio
• Stata
• Tableau Desktop Public
• TeXstudio
• VLC Media Player
• Word 2021 (MS Office)
• Zoom

Programs Included in Premier Literacy Suite

• English Talking Dictionary
• E-Text Reader
• Launch Pad
• Magnify It
• PDF Builder
• PDF Equalizer
• Premier Tools
• Scan And Read Pro
• Talking Calculator
• Talking Checkbook
• Talking Word Processor
• Text Cloner Pro
• Text-To-Audio
• Universal Reader Plus
• Worksheet Wizard
• Write Now

Peripherals & Calculators

The items listed below can be borrowed at the Olin circulation desk by anyone with a valid Cornell ID. Items circulate for three hours with the exception of video cables/adapters (which circulate for one day).

• Phone Chargers (iPhone, micro-USB, USB-C)
• Headphones
• Mac Power Cords (USB-C or MagSafe 2)
• USB-C Power Cords
• Dell Power Cords
• Calculators (basic, scientific, or graphing)
• Portable DVD drives
• HDMI Cables
• VGA Cables
• Mini Display Port (Mac) to VGA Adapters
• Mini Display Port (Mac) to HDMI Cables
• Mini Display Port (Mac) to HDMI (female)
• HDMI to VGA Adapters
• USB-C to VGA Adapters
• USB-C to HDMI Cables
• USB-C to HDMI (female)
• USB-C to USB Adapters

Extended Loan Laptops

Extended Loan Laptops are available with a 2-week borrowing period.