Library IT Service

LibraryApps Virtual Environment

Service Owner:

Steven Wieda

YUL Service Domain:

Support Group:

Description:

LibraryApps is a research computing environment for Yale faculty, students, and staff that provides up to 10 concurrent users with access to specialized software including ArcGIS, Mathematica, IBM SPSS, and Stata without the need to download or run the software on their local machines. This service provides users with

More computing resources for processor, memory, and space intensive operations; and
A dedicated space that can be accessed 24*7 for uninterrupted execution of applications and tasks. [Please note that the service is interrupted on the first Sunday of every month from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for maintenance.]

It is ideal for long-running and memory-intensive processes and provides a familiar graphical desktop environment supporting:

224GB of RAM
24 virtual CPUs
Tesla M60 GPU

Requesting and accessing this service

How do I get it?:

Please use this form to request access.

How do I access it?:

To access LibraryApps:

Request access to the service if you have not already done so.
Follow the instructions outlined in Virtual Services: Desktop & Application: Getting started with MyApps at Yale. You can use the web interface or the Remote Desktop client.
Select MyApps - Library from the list of choices:

Documentation and help

Is there a specific area that your user can go to for help?:

A Yale Library Research Guide for Getting Started with LibraryApps is available.

Do you have specific Documentation and Support outside of the Knowledge Base? :

A Yale Library Research Guide for Getting Started with LibraryApps is available.

Are there any specific policies and procedures outlined for your service offering?:

This service is governed by Yale ITS' Appropriate Use Policy.

You cannot store data on this environment. You can map to a Storage@Yale location, OneDrive, or other web based storage. Contact ITS for storage questions and solutions.

Number of Users:

YaleLibraryApps supports up to 10 concurrent users.

Maintenance:

Scheduled maintenance occurs on the first Sunday of each month between 6-10 am ET. Hardware and software will be updated periodically. We will make every effort to inform connected users if the service needs to be restarted.

Are there Rates & Charges Associated to this Service Offering?:

Who is elegible to use this service offering?:

Faculty

Students

Staff

Affiliations that can use this service offering:

Employees

Faculty

Staff

Students

Yale University Library

Research

Services

Libraries & Collections

Information & Policies

LibraryApps Virtual Environment