Available services include technical assistance and desktop support for faculty and staff, training for faculty, staff and students using a wide variety of computing resources, Internet access, hardware and software configuration and purchasing assistance, and administrative programming support. A variety of computing platforms support administrative, instructional and research functions for faculty, staff and students. Lotus Notes is used for email. CourseInfo is utilized for development and management of web-based courses. Computer Services manages servers running NT, Unix, Linux, and OS X to support computing resources for the campus.
Technical support is provided for web servers and campus web pages.
A general-purpose student computer lab, open 24 hours a day during the academic year, is maintained in Room 115, Otto Olsen building. The lab contains both Macintosh and Windows-based machines with network access. A lab monitor is always available to provide assistance. Small computer labs are also maintained in each residence hall and in the Nebraskan Student Union. General-purpose labs provide access to a standard suite of software, including browsers, word processing, and spreadsheets.