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Dunn Library Hours

The Dunn Library Lab is located on the first floor of the library at the east end of the circulation desk.  This lab is only available to Simpson students. The Dunn Library Lab is not available for reservation. It is staffed with a student lab consultant designated by a Lab Consultant sign during evening hours – please feel free to ask for assistance. The lab has extended hours during finals for our students’ convenience. Check Information Services News for specific hours during finals. For more information, contact Rita Watson, Computer Lab Manager at (515) 961-1869.

Available Hardware

Hewlett Packard Computers: 13
Macintosh Computers: 2
Additional Equipment: Laser Printer

HP Computers

Base Software

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
  • Adobe Flash Player
  • Adobe Shockwave Player
  • Internet Explorer 8.0
  • Java
  • Microsoft Office 2007
    (Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft InfoPath, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Groove)
  • Norton AntiVirus

Discipline Specific Software:

  • Grade Machine 6.9.5 Demo Version
  • SPSS 17.0

Macintosh Computers

Base Software

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
  • FireFox 3.5
  • Microsoft Office 2004 (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word)
  • Norton AntiVirus
  • Safari 2.0.4

Discipline Specific Software

  • Adobe Acrobat Pro
  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS4
  • Adobe Flash CS4
  • Adobe Illustrator CS4
  • Adobe ImageReady CS4
  • Adobe InDesign CS4
  • Adobe Photoshop CS4

Fall and Spring Semester Hours

Monday – Thursday 7:45 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Friday 7:45 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.

May Term Hours

Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Summer Hours

Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.