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Computers & IT

Remote access

Remote access

As a student at KI you can access your documents saved in the catalogue connected to your student login from home or the wireless network.

Please contact Student IT at 08-524 84 000 for more information.

The proxy service has been replaced by a log in link in the top right corner at the main library website. If you are a registered student at Karolinska Institutet or an employee, you will access all library e-resources through this log in whether you are using a computer at Karolinska Institutet, or using your home computer. Therefore, you do not have to log in through proxy anymore.

If you have problems or questions, contact us.

Students and staff at KI can log in to get remote access to databases and journals.

Click log in to the right on top of this page.

  • Staff: log in with the same user name and password as your e-mail
  • Students: log in with the same user name and password as your e-mail.

Teachers should contact the library customer service: telephone: +46 (0)8 524 84 000; e-mail: ub@ki.se.

If you are a student at KI and have problems with the proxy service you should turn to Lyktan student service desk at the library: phone: +46 (0)8 524 84 000 (choose 2), e-mail: lyktan@ki.se.

Rules and regulations

Rules and regulations

KI is providing a number of computers for students to use in their studies. Terms of use for these are listed in the attatched document below.

Student account

Student account

You have access to your student email, Ping Pong and other systems two semesters after you have finished your studies at KI. At the end of the second semester you´ll get an email informing you when the account will be closed down.

Please note that the distance access to the library resources will stop working as soon as you are not registered as an active student anymore.

All students at KI has their own home folder connected to their student login in the computer rooms. You´ll find your home folder on H: (click on "my computer" on the desktop to find the computers different units). We recomend that everyone saves their work in the home folder. We do a daily backup on the home folders and do not take responsibility for lost work saved at other locations.

Computer rooms

Computer rooms

These computer programs are installed on all computers in our computer rooms:

• MS Windows 7 X64 (Operating system)
• MS Office 2010 (Access, Excel, InfoPath, One Note, PowerPoint, Publisher och Word)
• MS Office 2010 Spell check (swedish & english)
• Adobe Reader X
• Adobe Flash player 11
• Dietist XP
• Ebrary Reader – eBook reader
• Chimera 1.5.3
• R for Windows 2.14.1
• IrfanView 3.97 - picture management
• SyraBas
• Windows Mediaplayer 11 - for music and films
• Quicktime Player - for music and film on Internet
• Real Alternative - for music and film on Internet
• Internet Explorer 9 Eng, Full - web browser
• Mozilla Firefox - web browser
• PuTTY 0.6.0 - ssh klient
• FileZilla 2.5.1 - FTP klient
• Java 6.0.2 - Javaklient
• 7 Zip - to unpack files
• SPSS 20
• AMOS 20
• Endnote Web 3.2
• NCBI Cn3D -3D plug-in
• Normal Walking

In Dot, Enter, Space, also:
• Stata 11

There are seven computer rooms in Huddinge. Students can also use the computers in the library's study rooms.

Matilda(6G) Computer lecture room
Number of computers: 20 + teacher's computer
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7-17
Location: Level 6, Alfred Nobels Allé 8
Printer: In the room
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. Projector.

Malte Computer
Number of computersr: 20
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17
Location: Level 7, Alfred Nobels Allé 8
Printer: Outside the room
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder.

Moa Computer room
Number of computers: 14
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7-17
Location: Level 7, Alfred Nobels Allé 8
Printer: Outside the room
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder.

Ursula Computer room
Number of computers: 18
Opening  hours: Mon-Fri 7-17, Sat-Sun 11-17
Location: Level 3, Alfred Nobels Allé 23
Printer: Outside the room
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder.

Urban (S311) Computer lecture room
Number of computers: 20 +teacher's computer
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7-17
Location: Level 3, Alfred Nobels Allé 23
Printer: Outside the room
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. Projector.

Uno Computer room
Number of computers: 9
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7-17
Location: Level 5, Alfred Nobels Allé 23
Printer: In the corridor on level 3
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder.

There are nine computer rooms in Solna. Students can also use the computers in the library's study rooms.

Hanna Computer room
Numer of computersr: 11
Opening hours: Every day 7-22
Location: Level 3, House 75
Printer: Outside the room
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder (on all computers)

Lilla akvariet Computer room
Number of computers: 10
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 9-21, Fri 9-18, Sat 11-17
Location: Library, by Lyktan
Printer: In the room
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder (on all computers)

Bodil Computer room
Number of computers: 10
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17
Location: BZ level 2, Utopia
Printer: By computer room ENTER.
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder (on all computers)

Bruno Computer room
Number of computers: 14
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17
Location: BZ level 2, Utopia
Printer: By computer room ENTER.
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder.

Enter Computer lecture room
Number of computers: 14 + teacher's computer
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17
Location: BZ level 2, Utopia
Printer: By computer room ENTER.
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. Projector.

Space Computer lecture room
Number of computers: 14 + teacher's computer
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17
Location: BZ level 2, Utopia
Printer: By computer room ENTER.
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. Projector. Stereo equipment.

Dot Computer lecture room
Number of cmputers: 8
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17
Location: BZ level 2, Utopia
Printer: By computer room ENTER.
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder.

Chatten Computer room
Number of computers: 10
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17
Location: BZ level 2, Utopia
Printer: By computer room ENTER.
  Scanner. CD/DVD recorder.

KIB's computer room
Computer room
Number of computers: 18
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 9-21, Fri 9-18, Sat 11-17
Location: In the library
Printer: Library printer room
  CD/DVD recorder.

Wireless network

Wireless network

Ki.se is a wireless network that can be used by students and staff connected to KI.

  • Log on to ki.se via the address http://login.ki.se via your browser.
  • It´s the same login and password for "ki.se" as for the computers and webmail (goes for both students and employees).

If you have questions about the wireless network, visit Lyktan.

The wireless network(ki.se) covers large areas of campus both in Huddinge and in Solna.

 

Solna

  • BZ, 2nd floor
  • Vinterträdgården between BZ and Jöns Jacob, 2nd floor
  • Restaurant Jöns Jacob, 2nd floor
  • Lecture halls Adam, Bertil och Cesar, 2nd floor
  • BZ, the library, 3d floor
  • BZ, LIME, 4th floor
  • Some parts of Hus75, for example the kitchenette and some of the group rooms.

Huddinge

  • ANA 8, the library, 4th floor
  • ANA 8, the restaurant and the students pub, 4th floor
  • ANA 8, some parts of the Student service area, 5th floor
  • ANA 23, 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor, 4th floor, 5th floor

Wireless network at Studentpalatset & Stockholm University

KI students can also use the wireless network at Studentpalatset and at Stockholm University. Login with the same username and password as at KI (notice the username should be without "@student.ki.se").

To print from your own computer over the wireless networks ki.se and eduroam, you need to download and install a client software.

Windows

After you've downloaded the client, follow these instructions (pdf).

Mac

A client for Macs is on it's way.

Eduroam is a collaboration between universities all over the world. Always use the settings for Karolinska Institutet when you use, even when outside of KI’s campuses.

Scanning

Scanning
  • Put the original in the scanner and start the program PrestoPageManager from the computer desktop.
  • Click on the scanner icon in the symbol meny.The scanner manager will open.
  • Select document type (photo/magazine/newspaper/document).
  • Click on preview under Display test image. The scanner reads and adjust settings.
  • Click on perform scan.
  • Close the scanner manager. The image will be saved in the PrestoPageManager program.
  • Doubleclick on the image and save in prefered format. (choose jpeg to attach to email) 

For students at Karolinska Institutet there is a scanner in every computer room, both in Huddinge and in Solna.

For visitors who are not students there is a guest computer with scanner by the costumer service at the library, both in Huddinge and in Solna.

Toolbar

Toolbar

For easy access to some of the library services, you can download our toolbar.

Library toolbar example