The OIT fee also entitles students to an account on an OIT host. Faculty and staff are required to have a valid UMass picture ID with a current Staff sticker, available at the 3rd floor Whitmore Information Desk. Diskettes are available from the University Store, the Student Union Mini Store, and the Du Bois Library Reference area. Making a backup copy of all work on a second diskette is highly recommended. Consultants are available in each of the areas to check out materials and to assist clients with machine malfunctions and basic software problems.
Manuals are also available.
Reservations must be made in person. Cancellations will be taken over the telephone. Students may make reservations for one two-hour block of time and are limited to three hours a day and six hours a week of reserved time. Generally, students are able to work beyond these limits during the times the classrooms are not busy. W.E.B. Du Bois Library 738 for this purpose.