Services, Software & Equipment
- Mac Software
- Windows PC Software
- MAC and Windows PC Laptop Loan Service
- Equipment: Computing/Printing/Photocopying
- Equipment Available for Loan
- Presentation
- 'Low Tech'
- Books
- LCD screens
Please note that all equipment loans are available to current students only, and a valid UAL ID card is required to borrow (no other form of ID will be accepted).
Software
Acrobat
Go Live CS5
Illustrator CS5
InDesign CS5
Photoshop CS5
*we have 4 MACs with Adobe Creative Suite Design CS5.5 Master Collection (these will shortly be updated to CS6)
CD/DVD Burner - Toast 7 Titanium
Garageband
iDVD
iMovie
iTunes
Inspiration
MS Office 2007
Safari
Firefox
Final Cut Studio 2 (FCPro 7) is available on a dedicated workstation.
(Bookable for 4 hour slots- please contact us at learningzone@arts.ac.uk to book)
Acrobat
Go Live CS5
Illustrator CS5
InDesign CS5
Photoshop CS5
CD/DVD Burner - Nero
Inspiration
MS Office 2007
SuperNova
TextHelp
Inspiration
Internet Explorer
Firefox
MAC and Windows PC Laptop Loan Service
MAC and Windows PC laptops and an iPad are available for use within the Learning Zone. Please note that Adobe Creative Suite Design CS3 is currently installed on the laptops.
Computing/Printing/Photocopying
- WiFi networks available
- Desktop Windows PCs
- Desktop MACs
- Printing Cards available for purchase from Card Machine
- 2 Print Card Top-Up kiosks on site
- 2 Print release stations
- We have 2 A4 Black and White (B&W) printers, an A3 B&W printer, an A4 Colour printer, an A3 Colour printer and an A4 Colour Printer that you can put your own paper into (must be compatible with a LaserJet printer)
- We have an A3/A4 B&W Photocopier and a seperate A4/A3 Colour Photocopier
- A4 B&W (5p per print/copy)
- A4 colour printer (50p per print/copy)
- A3 colour printer (£1 per print/copy)*
- A3 B&W printer (10p per print/copy)*
- A4 Scanners
- A3 Scanners
*Colour printers and photocopiers use High Grade 120gsm paper
- Windows PC laptops
- MAC laptops and iPad
- Mice (normal, trackball, presentation and ergonomic Evoluent 4 mice- for left or right handed users- are available)
- Headphones
- Card Readers (CompactFlash Type I and II, SD, SDHC, miniSD, miniSDHC, microSD, microSDHC, MMC, MMCmobile (DV RS-MMC), MMCplus, MMCmicro, RS-MMC, Microdrive, Memory Stick Micro, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo)
- Wacom Tablets (A5 and A4)
- Portable Scanners for use with any laptop (Canon Lide 100)
- Scanner Film Adaptors (for use with our desktop scanners)
- Kensington Locks (to secure laptops and other IT equipment)
- USB and Firewire cables (various connections/standards)
- Extension Leads and cable covers (to prevent accidents)
- Digital Dictaphone and omni-directional microphone
There are two presentation areas or 'pods' which contain
- Interactive whiteboard
- Projection and audio equipment
- Movable tables and chairs
- Cutting mats
- Laminator*
- Light boxes*
- Photography stand
- Trimmer
- Spray Glue Booth
- Metal rulers
- Stapler
- Comb Binder*
- Slide Binders (COMING SOON)*
*Comb Binding accessories (20 page, 60 page and 140 page combs and covers), A4 acetate sheets and Lamination pockets are available to buy at the Learning Zone. Slide Binding accessories coming soon!
Core text books supporting subject areas across the six Colleges are available for Reference Only use. Students should seek advice from Learning Zone staff about copyright restrictions when photocopying from texts. All the books are on the Library Catalogue (use the Limit to: function to select 'Learning Zone')
Information about events at the Learning Zone and the University at large are displayed on the LCD screen. Students are also invited to submit their own content for one of the screens.
