GSLIS Gateway: Technology Lab

How To's - Download Center

This is our online download portal where all of our handouts are available to download in PDF format. In order to download, you would just right click on the pdf that you wish to acquire, and choose save target as. A box will appear, prompting you to save the file. Choose a location and hit save and in a few minutes, you will have the entire file. Or simply click on the file name and if you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, it will automatically open the progam and display the selected file.

You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader here:

Here are the available handouts, please download as many as you want:
AARC Tips | Buying a Computer | Creating Web Pages | Databases and Library Services | Digital Recorder | Email | GSLIS Wikis | Instant Messenger | Lab Terminology | Listservs | Microsoft Programs | Other Resources | PDFs | Scanning and Photoshop | Simmons eLeaning | Skype | TOR  | Using Your Y Drive Off Campus

Looking for workshop series handouts?
We've moved them to the workshops page.

Using the Digital Recorder
Digital Recorder 

Need Help with your GSLIS Wiki:
Visit our Wiki Markup Cheat Sheet
Watch a Flash movie tutorial on wiki editing
Would you like to set up your own wiki?

Skype Handouts:
About Skype
Creating a Skype Account

Simmons eLearning (formerly WebCT Vista) Handouts:
eLearning Basics
eLearning for Faculty
eLearning Assignments (for Faculty)
eLearning Posting using Microsoft Word 2007

Technology Orientation Requirement (TOR):
TOR Parts 1 & 2 PDF

Do you need help setting up an Instant Messenger account?
Trillian Handout
iChat Handout

Using AARC (the Simmons registration system)
Watch a Flash movie on using AARC

Do you want to access your Simmons network folder from off-campus?
Off Campus Handout

Need Help Buying a Computer?
Please visit this site on the College's Technology Web Site:
http://my.simmons.edu/technology/purchasing

Creating Web Pages:
Verifying Public_Html Folder Status
FTP and your Simmons Web Space
Creating Basic Web Pages
Personal Web Space Vs. Personal Network Folder
HTML Editing on the Mac (Taco HTML Editor)

Databases and Library Services:
Using Books 24x7
Dialog Classic Quick Guide
Quick Guide to OCLC
Taking a Screenshot of an OCLC record
Using Lexis-Nexis

Email:
Using PuTTY (telnet emulator)
WebMail (updated)
Forwarding your Simmons Email Account

Useful Lab Terminology:
Lab Lingo

Listserv:
General Simmons Listserv Information
LISSA and LISSA_chat Listserv Information

Microsoft Programs:
Using Microsoft Powerpoint 2003
Introduction to PowerPoint
Tips and Tricks of Word

Other Resources:
Websites to Remember
How to block Pop-Up Windows in IE, Firefox, and Netscape 
Useful Links to PC-based Spyware and Anti-Virus Tools

PDFs:
How to Scan into PDF Format
How to Make a PDF
Printing Multiple PDF Pages on One Sheet

Scanning and Photoshop:
Adobe Photoshop Quick Guide
Scanning Basics
Scanning Text with OmniPage Pro OCR