General Lab Information

Information Technology Services has twelve computer labs (a total of nineteen individual rooms) on the DeKalb campus. Lab Locations and Hours. 

Most labs run Windows XP and general productivity software such as word processing and spreadsheets. Students can use the labs to read and send e-mail and browse the web. Each lab has at least two black and white laser printers and at least one color scanner.
Available Applications in Labs.

You need your Z-ID and password

Look up your AccountID at www.logonid.niu.edu.  You may be required to show your OneCard and you are required to adhere to the NIU Acceptable Use Policy. 

Printing - bring your OneCard

Black and white printing is free but you need your OneCard to swipe at the printer release station.

You cannot print more than 16 duplex-printed pages or 32 single-sided pages at one time, except in the Computer Science labs. Printing more than 32 pages at one time will be considered transferring unusually large or numerous files or messages and will be a violation of the Acceptable Use Policy.  Also note that you cannot print multiple copies of the same document, which include, but are not limited to, resumes, surveys and brochures.  You are allowed to print one copy and then will have to go to a copier to print the rest.

Lab rules

Note: No cellular phones, food or beverages are permitted in the labs.

Note: ITS Academic Computing Operations and Support staff reserve the right to ask users to leave the lab for non-compliance with the posted lab policies and/or any behavior disruptive to the lab environment. Non-compliant users may also be subject to disciplinary action by the NIU Judicial Office.

For students with disabilities

Most ITS labs are wheelchair-accessible and most have workstations that accommodate students who are blind or visually impaired. See Adaptive Technology in ITS Computing Labs.

Lab attendants

All labs have student attendants on duty at all times. The attendants help students access applications and data. They DO NOT help with homework.

The ITS computer labs employ approximately 120 students to work as lab attendants and supervisors. These jobs provide students with not only some extra cash, but a valuable entry on a resume. Applications to work in the labs can be found at Lab Employment.

For more information about the ITS computer labs, contact the Lab Coordinator at 815-753-9522.