Stone Computer Center at Mann Library
Did you know. . .?
You can move files electronically between Mann Library computers and home or work?
CIT has a service called DropBox that allows members of the Cornell community with a NetID to upload and temporarily store files up to 256 MB on their servers. Users can then download files from there to a different computer.
Please note: Laptops can now be checked out at the front circulation desk.
The John Lemuel Stone Computing Center is Mann Library's main public computing facility. The hardware of the lab now consists of around one hundred computers, including over sixty Dell PC's, eight iMacs and several specialized workstations, providing computing services to the Cornell and New York State educational communities. In partnership with CIT, Mann Library is also proud to offer a "virtual lab" of 40 wireless laptops (available at Circulation desk). Additionally, 10 MacBook laptops are available for short term loan at the Circulation desk.
The center houses three duplexing B&W Net-Print printers, one duplexing B&W printer, a duplexing color printer, three color plotters, and many scanners. Software available in the Stone Center includes a wide variety of applications used by people in both the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Ecology.
Stone Center Hours
Stone Center follows the same schedule as Mann Library. We ask that patrons attempt to finish their work 10 minutes before closing to leave the center operator time to follow shutdown procedures
Contact the Center
- E-mail the Center Supervisor, Jeff Diver: jad2@cornell.edu
- Phone: (607) 255-3240
Employment at the Centers
Find out more about working in the Mann Computing Centers here.
Center Policies
Please also take a look at our Public Computing Policies page, which contains important details on some of these topics and more.
- Drinks are allowed provided that they are in covered containers. No food is allowed in the lab. No exceptions.
- The noise level must be kept at a reasonable level, please be considerate of other patrons.
- Printing costs 9 cents per side. If you are having trouble, consult our printing section, or ask a lab operator.
- The Mann Computing Centers are academic labs whose primary purpose is to provide access to applications for scholarly research. For this reason, use of the computers for gaming or other nonacademic pursuits is discouraged. During periods of peak use of the lab, scholarship will always be given priority.
- Patrons who are using the machines to view pornographic material may be asked to leave the lab.
- The lab is not responsible for lost materials or lost work. If your machine crashes or you lose work, a lab operator will try to recover your work, but computers crash, and sometimes the loss will be permanent.
- Tip: Make sure your files are saved in numerous places. One copy is never enough.
- Classrooms will be set up 30 minutes before a class.
Lab Publications (Adobe Acrobat PDF format)
- Paying for Printing at Mann Library
- Maintain Your PC Laptop for Optimal Performance
- Connecting Your Laptop to Mann Network
- Saving your files to the Cornell server
- Using the Assistive Technology Station to Scan and Print
- Scanning Slides, Negatives, and for OCR
- Using the Mann Library EPSON Scanners (Basic Scanning)
- Scanning color and black/white documents to any Stone computer
- Microfiche/film scanning "cheat sheet"
- Transferring Footage from the SONY DCR-HC21 camcorder
- Transferring Footage from the SONY DSR-PDX10 camcorder
Other public computing labs:
- Basement classrooms in Mann: B30A and B30B
- CIT Public Computing Labs, including the CIT lab at Mann
- Other computing labs
More computer-related areas of interest on campus:
- Other computer labs with statistical software
- Finding software in the CU Libraries
- Finding hardware in the CU Libraries
- Finding printers in the CU Libraries
History of Public Computing in Mann Library
The original Stone Microcomputing Center was the first public computing space in the Cornell library system when it opened in April 1984. Mann celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Stone Center in 2004 and also established a permanent online exhibit of its history.
