As part of a public higher education institution, Whittemore Library supports services to members of the campus community as well as users unaffiliated with Framingham State University by providing access to resources, including computers, within the Library. Although there are no specific time limitations on the use of computers, course related research takes precedence over all other Internet use and Library staff reserve the right to ask unaffiliated users to vacate a computer station to allow students to conduct research for class assignments. The Library does not filter information accessible through the Internet and is not responsible for its content. All Internet use on campus is governed by the college's acceptable use policy.
Computers on the main floor Reference area, the Business area, and on the upper mezzanine in the Periodicals Department are designated campus network PC's. They have specialty services for students and faculty, and are equipped with Microsoft 2007. These computers require a login using a FSC account username and password. Members of the campus community use these computers for any academic purpose including library research and writing.
Computers on the main floor near the Circulation Desk area, and on the upper mezzanine in the Curriculum Library, and in the lower mezzanine (pit) area are designated Minuteman Library Network public PC's and are available for use without a FSU login. These are equipped with a web browser and are intended for searching the Minuteman catalog and the state and network supplied databases, the Internet, or for quick email. Visitors not affiliated with the university can only use these computers.
Public public computers are set to print to Pharos printers. Printing from Minuteman public computers however costs ten cents a page and payment is made at the Circulation desk when they pick up their print job.