CIT increases information access on campus with two computer kiosks

As part of a larger initiative to provide students with increased access to computers, CIT recently placed computer kiosks in the student center hyphen and in the CIT building at 87 Prospect Ave.

"It is part of an overall project to increase the ubiquitous nature of computing on campus," CIT director Steven Sather said.

Sather said the computers in the kiosks only access campus e-mail and University Internet addresses. He added, however, that selected Web resources — such as New Jersey Transit schedules — may also be made available to students in the future.

"CIT is looking at this spring as a pilot period," Sather said. "We are collecting feedback on who is using the kiosks, what people like and dislike, what information and services are missing and how we can improve the second generation," he added in an e-mail.

According to Sather, 50 to 75 people a day are using the new kiosks. "I was pleased when I saw that number. I didn't know what to expect. For no advertising, I think that is a good number," he said.

CIT could potentially set up more computers on campus in other areas, according to Sather. "As people see them on campus, there is more interest in them," he said. "It's up to the departments if they want [CIT kiosks]. For example, if the Woodrow Wilson School wanted one, we would certainly place one there."