Use has increased from an average of 2,000 user sessions a month to 10,171 user sessions per month. Every year more classes have a CBI component that students must complete or use to prepare for an exam. A student can now use a computer to do research, write a paper, and email it to the instructor. The Library Computer Center is open 109 hours a week and at least one Library staff member is available to assist users. This assistance is particularly helpful when people are searching the Library's databases or looking for information on the Internet.
Many students also use email on a regular basis.
All of these factors have contributed to the increase in user sessions in the Library Computer Center. Located on the second floor of the Briscoe Library, the Library Computer Center is an integral part of the Library and is open the same hours as the rest of the Library. Mobile users no longer must use a computer that is configured to access their personal email account. Instead, they can read their email with a web browser at any off-campus site. Students on campus frequently use the computers in the Library Computer Center because they have no personal computer.