Primary Laboratory

Manning Hall, Room 001 (in the lower level)

Regular Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
   

Winter Break Hours

December 27-28: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
January 2-4: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Room Reservation Policy

For UNC Faculty

The computer lab at the Odum Institute is available to faculty at UNC on a space-available basis. There is a limit of three times per semester for regular classes. This policy may change when the Odum Institute moves to Davis Library in the spring/summer of 2013.

For Organizations outside UNC

The classroom is also available to organizations outside the university for a fee. Please contact Paul Mihas for more specific information on pricing.

Lab Capabilities

Lab 01 has numerous capabilities for presenting multimedia information. All audio and visual equipment is connected to a touch-panel screen at the front of the classroom.

There are 28 computer stations as well as a computer located at the podium. All computers are loaded with many statistical, qualitative, and GIS software packages. All computer stations are connected to two drives on the Odum file server. The first connection is the instructor-share connection. This connection is "read only" for computer station users. Course material can be placed on this drive so that users can copy it to the local machine or read it without the ability to make edits. The second connection is the Odum-lab-share connection that allows users to save their coursework and continue working on it on another day. The lab also has wireless capabilities for UNC students, staff, and faculty.

Work Stations

Our 28 work stations have:

• DVD players
• DC read/write rewritable drives
  
• flat panel displays
  
• network connectivity
  
• extra ports for CCI laptop connections
• sound cards
• head sets
• e-mail clients
• Web browsers
• Web-development software
• Data analysis software
  

Currently, international data from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and major U.S. surveys including NLSY and GSS are available in the lab.

Equipment

• Ceiling mounted projector
• Ceiling mounted drop down screen
• Ceiling mounted Camera
• Stand alone DVD player
• Stand alone VHS player
• Ceiling mounted speakers
• Clip on microphone for mobility
• Laptop connection
• Computer located at podium has full multimedia capabilities (plays DVD's, music, and video files). It also has USB ports and can read a 3.5 floppy disk.
• 1 black and white duplex printer

Secondary Laboratory

Manning Hall, Room 16 (in the lower level)

• Lab Capabilities
• Guidelines for Using the Plotter and Color Printer

Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
Tuesday, Thursday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Odum Institute secondary computer laboratory is open over 40 hours or more per week year round and is staffed at all times by the user service consultants. The schedule may change for holidays and breaks. At such times, we suggest that you call the lab at 843-6051 to confirm lab hours.

The secondary lab is available to all students and can be reserved for special courses. This lab consists of 13 computers, 12 of which are loaded with statistical, qualitative, and GIS software. One computer is set up for scanning and digitizing. All computer stations are connected to two drives on the Odum file server. The first connection is the instructor-share connection which is "read only" for computer station users. Course material can be placed on this drive so that users can copy it to the local machine or read it without the ability to change anything. The second connection is the Odum-lab-share connection that allows users to save their coursework and continue working on it another day. This lab also houses a 42-inch plotter. To print to the plotter or the color printer contact the user service desk. The lab has wireless capabilities for UNC students, staff, and faculty.

Equipment

• 13 computers
• 1 black and white duplex printer
• 1 42 inch plotter
• 1 map digitizing table
• 1 color duplex printer
• self-service scanner