In the computer lab

All staff and volunteers at NPL must have an active EID.

For instructions on getting an EID, see the UT EID Self-Service Tools

Much of the work at NPL involves computers. Even tasks that start in the collections or prep room often end in front of a monitor, so its best to get familiar with at least a few of the programs and applications we use. There are many online tutorials that can help, and they are linked on the right hand side of this page.

As part of the NPL orientation packet, you will have created an EID and read and signed our IT policy.

The first time you log into a computer at NPL, you will have to navigate to our share on the server. This is done by clicking on the windows icon in the lower right of the screen, and typing the following into the search field

\\austin\disk\jsg-npl\

From here, you can click on the folder you need to access. It makes things much easier if you create a shortcut for the Document Library, Image Library, and Activity Log. Instructions for creating shortcuts is linked below. Good programs to pin are Specify Database, and Microsoft Word and/or Excel.

There are a few steps you can do to make navigating our file structure easier and faster.

• Show tags in files
• Create shortcuts
• Pin programs to task bar

Not all of the folders on the jsg-npl share are accessible to all users. You cannot access other peoples User folder, nor can you access the Administrative folder. Folders accessed most often by NPL staff and volunteers are the DocLib and the ImageLib. The folders in turn hold thousands of files organized into thousands of folders. To say it gets confusing is an understatement! Use guidelines are linked below. As always, if you are not sure where something goes, or if you can't find a file you need, just ask.

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