STUDENT ACCESS TO COMPUTERS IN THE LAW SCHOOL: LAPTOPS, COMPUTERS LABS OR DISTRIBUTED WORKSTATIONS

STUDENT ACCESS TO COMPUTERS IN THE LAW SCHOOL: LAPTOPS, COMPUTERS LABS OR DISTRIBUTED WORKSTATIONS ?

Richard Danner, Senior Associate Dean for Library and Computing

Duke University School of Law

Traditional Computer Labs (Law School Provides Computer Workstations)

Location
Number of workstations
Relationship to other places computer work can be done
Staff onsite
Arrangement of workstations
Number of square feet per workstation
Drop in? and/or Used for Training?
Access
Hours
Security
Network
Tasks permitted
Cost
Printing
Exam taking using computers

Laptops

Student purchase
School has some to check out to students?
Staff support
Location of data drops and electricity throughout building
Network
Security of laptops
Tasks permitted
Cost - to whom?
How is training conducted?
Noise of keyboard
Printing
Exam taking
Number of square feet per workstation

Distributed Computer Lab (Law School Provides Computer Workstations)

Location
Security
Noise
Staff support
Where is training conducted?
Exam taking
Printing
Access by non-law students
Data drops and electricity for laptop use also
Tasks permitted
Number of workstations
Size of workstation space