Library Guides: Optometry and Vision Sciences Staff Resources: Technology

Technology

Hardware Discounts

Apple
10% Educational discount.
Dell
Educational savings. Free shipping from Dell.com.
Samsung's Education Discount Program
10% education discount to most Samsung offers to save up to 30% on smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other purchases. Students and educators can get additional consumer electronics and home appliance discounts by verifying their identity during purchase.

Wireless Plans

Discounts are available on AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile plans.

Software Central
As a UCB staff member you can download Berkeley-licensed software, including Adobe Creative Cloud, LastPass Premium (Password Management tool), MATLAB, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Project, SAS, SPSS, Stata, and Tableau for free.

Other Services

Library Equipment Lending
Borrow various equipment (e.g., poster carrying tubes, power banks, cords and adapters, DVD players, Kill A Watt meters, and more)
Library Printers and Scanners
Scanning to a USB drive, to email, to Box, etc. is free at all UCB libraries!
Wireless printing also available.

Online File Storage and Sharing

Google Drive through bConnected : 50 GB storage for new accounts as of July 2023.

Box @ Berkeley: 50 GB storage.

Need Technology Help?

Search IT Knowledgebase
Search for frequently asked questions.
Staff Tech Support
Submit a ticket for IT help.

Technology Resources

Advanced Media Institute Tutorials (UCB School of Journalism)
Learn how to make podcasts, mashups, videos, web pages, data visualization, and more.

O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
Online collection of over 40,000 ebooks, computer manuals, videos, case studies, and learning paths from O'Reilly and other technical book publishers
Note: Berkeley users may access this resource by selecting our institution "University of California, Berkeley" and logging in with CalNet. Members of the public (walk-in users) should ask the Reference Desk for assistance accessing this resource.
Includes content from O'Reilly, Addison-Wesley, HarperCollins, Manning, New Riders, Pearson, Prentice Hall, and other technical and business publishers. Includes over 30,000 hours of instructional video content.

UC Berkeley Technology and Systems Training
Take a software training class.

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Optometry and Vision Sciences Staff Resources: Technology

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