Student Resources

Laptop Program

In Fall 2008 the DLIS began participating in University’s laptop program. Every incoming student will receive a St. John’s laptop to support their academic work. Additional specialized software can be loaded onto the laptop as needed. Ownership of the laptop is transferred to the student upon successful completion of the program. Visit Information Technology’s website for more information about the University’s laptop program.

Each laptop comes equipped with:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Office Professional
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • McAfee Anti-virus
  • Abundant computing power, memory, and hard disk space to last the student through graduation
  • Writable CD-Rom drives for backup and file transfer
  • 802.11b/g wireless, 10/100MB wired Ethernet, 56kb dialup modem and infrared