Online services, connecting students to the Word Wide Web and all University-wide services, and various software applications, are installed locally as needed for specific courses provide the necessary technological support. Bookstore Textbooks for courses at the Washington Center are available from ProTech Books. ProTech Books operates a temporary bookstore in one of the Hopkins buildings during late afternoon and early evening hours before and in the beginning of each term. The location and specific hours of this temporary operation are posted at the Center s reception desk. To support online learning for working adults, the Part-time Graduate Programs of the School of Arts and Sciences provides 24 hour per day, seven day per week email and toll free telephone help desk support.
Students receive access information once enrolled.
Texts and course materials are shipped directly to the student. Library Online students receive access to online library resources and instruction in their use during the one-week online orientation course preceding the regular semester. The child care service has information on registered, licensed, or accredited child care programs in Maryland, and its counselors will help to identify child care needs, match needs with available child care spaces, and advise on how to assess child care options. While each campus provides security services to ensure a safe and secure environment, the University encourages students to walk in groups to and from parking lots and to take other actions to provide for their own safety. Public and private telephones are located throughout each campus.