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Fort Wayne & Warsaw

Library Technology

Borrow a Laptop

The library has 20 laptop computers available for use by currently enrolled students. Students may also check out laptop computers for use within the library. Visit the library for more details. 

Spring 2024 Due Dates: Monday, March 11th and Monday, May 13th.

Our laptops are Dell Latitude E5550 laptop, with battery, a recharger and cord, and a carrying case.


Want to borrow a laptop? Have a faculty member email us.

A member of the faculty needs to email library staff to tell them that he/she believes that the student is responsible and can be trusted with the computer.  (The faculty member bears no financial responsibility if the device is damaged or is not returned.)  Faculty should send their emails, from their Ivy Tech email accounts, to:

fw-lib-laptops@ivytech.edu


Check Out Requirements

Only Ivy Tech Fort Wayne students who meet the following conditions may check out laptop computers:

  • have a recommendation from an Ivy Tech Fort Wayne faculty member in whose class they are currently enrolled,
  • have no outstanding fines or overdue materials from the Ivy Tech Fort Wayne library.
  • students must present their current Ivy Tech ID card or a Photo ID and their C Number to check out laptops

Check Out Policy

  • Laptops may be checked out for one 8 week class term at a time and will be due the Monday following end of term.
  • Laptops may be checked out again at the start of a new term.
  • Students taking 16 week classes will need to renew after 8 weeks.
  • Checkouts and renewals must be done in person during library business hours. 
  • Students are financially responsible for the cost of repairs for damage done during their checkout period. 
  • Late fees are $10 a business day. For a full copy of borrower's agreement, please contact the library.

Borrow a GoPro Camera

The library has five GoPro cameras available for use by currently enrolled students.

Fall 2023 Due Dates: Monday October 16th and Monday December 18th.

Each GoPro kit contains a GoPro HERO4 Silver camera, a 32GB microSDHC memory card, a carrying case, (2) re-chargable batteries, a protective housing with (3) different backdoors, a hand grip, head-mount, clip-mount, and a quick start guide.


Want to borrow a GoPro? Have a faculty member email us.

A member of the faculty needs to email library staff to tell them that he/she believes that the student is responsible and can be trusted with the GoPro camera.  (The faculty member bears no financial responsibility if the device is damaged or is not returned.)  Faculty should send their emails, from their Ivy Tech email accounts, to:

fw-lib-cameras@ivytech.edu


Check Out Requirements

Only Ivy Tech Fort Wayne students who meet the following conditions may check out GoPro Cameras:

  • have a recommendation from an Ivy Tech Fort Wayne faculty member in whose class they are currently enrolled,
  • have no outstanding fines or overdue materials from the Ivy Tech Fort Wayne library.
  • students must present their current Ivy Tech ID card or a Photo ID and their C Number to check out the camera.

Check Out Policy

  • Cameras may be checked out for one 8 week class term at a time and will be due the Monday following end of term. They may be checked out again at the start of a new term.
  • Students taking 16 week classes will need to renew after 8 weeks. 
  • Checkouts and renewals must be done in person during library business hours. 
  • Students are financially responsible for the cost of repairs for damage done during their checkout period. 
  • Late fees are $10 a business day. 
Wireless printing on Ivy Tech campus is available through Papercut (https://papercut.ivytech.edu). 

Printing from your laptop or mobile device

  1. Navigate to the URL: https://papercut.ivytech.edu and login using your MyIvy Credentials.
  2. Click Web Print from the menu on the left side of the screen.
  3. Click the green Submit a Job button.
  4. Choose the appropriate printer.
  5. Click the green Print Options and Account Selection button
  6. Enter any print options, then click the green Upload Documents button.
  7. You can either drag and drop a file into the window, or click on Upload from computer to select your file. Repeat this step if you want to upload multiple files. Please note the acceptable file types.
  8. Click the green Upload & Complete button
  9. Visit a printer and sign in using your Ivy Tech credentials.
  10. Select Print Release from the console.
  11. Select the print jobs you want to print, then select Print.

Printing Costs

You start each semester with $5 on your printing account. Printing is $.05-.07 per black-and-white page and $.30-.45 per color page. You can add more funds to your printing account through Papercut. Click Add funds using a credit card on the left side menu. 

Standard configuration for 50-desktop computers and 20-laptops.

Operating System (OS)

  • Laptops: Windows 10 Professional
  • PCs: Windows 11

Microsoft 365

  • Access
  • Excel
  • OneNote
  • Outlook
  • PowerPoint
  • Publisher
  • Word 

Productivity

  • Adobe Reader
  • CoreFTP LE
  • Cyberduck
  • GMetrix SMS Client
  • Notepad++
  • Raptor

Science Simulations

  • Extend 6 LT with Bioquest Environmental Decision Making Module

Browsers

  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Respondus LockDown Browser

Media Players

  • Windows Media Player
  • VLC Media Player

Plugins

  • Sibelius Scorch

Accessibility

  • Kurzweil 3000
  • Texthelp Read & Write
  • ZoomText

CAD Stations

Operating System (OS)

  • Windows 10 Professional

SOLIDWORKS 2020 Education Edition

  • eDrawings 2020 x64 Edition
  • SOLIDWORKS 2020 x64 Edition
  • SOLIDWORKS Composer 2020
  • SOLIDWORKS Tools

Software Development

  • Cyberduck
  • Raptor

AutoCadAutodesk

  • Autodesk Design Review
  • AutoCAD 2020
  • AutoCAD Architecture 2020
  • AutoCAD Electrical 2020
  • AutoCAD Mechanical 2020
  • AutoCAD Raster Design
  • AutoCAD Structural Detailing
  • AutoCAD Utility Design
  • Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2020
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2020
  • Autodesk Backburner 2020
  • Autodesk Data Management
  • Autodesk Factory Design Utilities
  • Autodesk Inventor 2020
  • Autodesk Mechanical Simulation Job Manager
  • Autodesk Mudbox
  • Autodesk Recap
  • Autodesk Showcase
  • Autodesk Simulation Mechanical
  • Autodesk Simulation Mudflow Advisor
  • Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
  • DWG TrueView 2020
  • Revit 2020
  • Subassembly Composer 2020

iMacs

Operating System

  • MacOS Monterey

Microsoft Office 2019

  • Excel 2019
  • Outlook 2019
  • PowerPoint 2019
  • Word 2019

Browsers

  • Google Chrome
  • Safari

Adobe SuiteAdobe Creative Suite

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Animate
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Fireworks
  • Adobe Flash Builder
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InCopy
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Adobe Media Encoder
  • Adobe Muse
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Prelude
  • Adobe Premiere Pro

The Library has other hardware available for students to use in the Library, including:

  • Earbud headphones
  • Webcams

 

​​​​​​Printers/Scanners/Photocopiers

2 Black&White Printers/Copiers
2 Color Printers/Copiers
1 Scan Station

Ivy Tech Community College Libraries, 2023