A number of new software products have been loaded in the LSUHSC New Orleans Isché Library's Computer Lab.

§ JAWS (Job Access with Speech)
This program is a screen reader that works with Windows to provide access to software applications and the Internet. JAWS uses an integrated voice synthesizer and the computer's sound card to output the content of the computer screen to speakers (or headphones). This software has been implemented on select Library PCs, including the computer lab and a public workstation. The software was purchased at the request of the School of Allied Health.

§ APA-Style Template software
Reference Point Software's Templates for APA (American Psychological Association) Style is now available on all Library Lab Computers. This software is used with Word to set up a document with the proper formatting requirements of APA Style. The same software is used in the School of Nursing Lab.

§ Deep Freeze
Deep Freeze software is being installed on all Library Lab Computers. It will refresh the hard drive to its original configuration whenever a computer is re-started or after a period of inactivity. Users must always save documents to a disk rather than to the hard drive.

§ Multi-Language Support
Software is being installed on all lab computers that will support all non-western characters and diacritics.

-- Jennifer K. Lloyd
jlloyd@lsuhsc.edu link removed