Library Support for Shifting to Online Teaching

Enrolled students can borrow and pick up technology such as laptops, video cameras, projectors, and cords in the Main Library lobby on a first-come, first-served basis.   Check here for available technology. Laptop checkouts are for the entire semester and will auto-renew for enrolled students. We will contact students when the equipment is due back.

Technology checkout includes mobile WiFi hotspots that allow you to connect your devices to the internet, without being tethered to a home or school network. To check to see if the device will function in a specific area, look for 4G LTE availability on the coverage map.

For available hours and additional details on borrowing technology, please go to our access during covid-19 page.  Students can also schedule an appointment with us by contacting library@arizona.edu if these hours aren't convenient. 

3D printing is also now being offered for academic/research purposes. 

UA faculty and staff should contact OSCR's Gear-to-Go to reserve equipment for instructional use such as webcams, monitors, laptops, mobile hotspots, and digital cameras.

If you need to contact the library's technology lending staff, email the library@arizona.edu 

Learn about technologies for working remotely as well as IT resources for teaching and learning remotely. There are also FAQ.

View a list of Remote UAWiFi Hotspots in Tucson and throughout the state.

See ways you can maximize your at-home tech.

For UA students and faculty who need virtual access to software programs, here are several options:

• Software Licensing for UA Faculty, Staff & Students (UITS): this is a mixture of free and fee-based software
• License Registration (UA BookStores): this software is not free
• Tech resources for online learning: information about free internet access, WiFi hotspots, and more
• VCAT (Virtual Computing Access Technology): VCAT is a virtual computing system for UA students and faculty that is accessible from anywhere with a broadband internet connection. It has much of the same software that is installed in OSCR’s physical computer labs, as well as any that may be provided by your academic department. List of currently available software.

If students google student software discounts, they can also find vendors who sell deeply discounted software packages to students (there are often hoops to jump through to prove student status).