Computing

Departmental Support

We are fortunate to have in-department computer support people present 5 days a week. Contact either Neil Prentice or Chris Kerr: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, at Neil.Prentice@duke.edu , or Chris.Kerr@duke.edu . Neil and Chris can both be contacted at 919-660-4323, 323 Perkins Library.

OIT Help Desk: Phone: 684-2200, E-mail: help@oit.duke.edu

Faculty, Staff and Students of the Department of Political Science are expected to adhere to the Duke University Computing Policy.

Self Help

acpub account; Forward my e-mail; Vacation message
Compressed or encoded files: If contents of file start with "begin": right-click on file name and select "decode"; if file name ends with ".zip": use WinZip to extract files
Dialing into DukeNet from home: Connectivity instructions
Scanner: There is a full-page scanner in the computer lab (214 Perkins) for images and text. Log into the network from the computer (# 19) to the left of the scanner, double-click Imaging for pictures or OmniPagePro for text.
Site License Software
Software Price List - Duke Computer Store
Software Training: Arts and Science Computing Workshops; HTML for People Who Want to Learn; Learning and Organization Development
Teaching Resources: Faculty Guide to Course Newsgroups and Mailing Lists; CSILL - Cynthia Sulzberger Interactive Learning Lab