Start ComputingThis tutorial was developed by the Information Technology Division and the

University Library to give you some hands-on practice with campus computers, e-mail, MIRLYN,

and other research Web resources.

SECTIONS1. Workstation Login2. MIRLYN & Networked Electronic Resources3. E-Mail

A. Mulberry E-MailB. Pine E-Mail

4. Survey5. Online Directory 6. Wolverine Access7. Your Password8. U-M on the Web9. File Storage10. Workstation Logout

This tutorial was written with instructions for using a computer in a Campus Computing Site. Some of the steps will be different if you are using your own computer.

U-M and CAEN ServicesAll students can use University of Michigan computing services provided by the Information Technology Division (ITD). Engineering students can also use services provided by the Computer Aided Engineering Network (CAEN).

For this tutorial, where indicated, Engineering students should follow the directions with this symbol:

All others should follow the directions with this symbol:

Section 1: Workstation LoginAt Campus Computing Sites, you can use either a PC with the Windows operating system or an Apple Macintosh with the Mac OS.

Engineering students may want to use a PC since much of their applications software is Windows-based.

Start up your workstation

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete.2. Read the NOTICE and click YES.

Macintosh computers in Sites are already started. Proceed to Step 2 and Log in.

Log in to your workstationThe login process requires you to enter your uniqname and password. Use the tab key or mouse to move from the uniqname field to the password field. Remember to type your uniqname in all lower case letters. Your uniqname is located on the back of your Mcard.

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Kerberos Identity: type uniqname2. Kerberos Realm: UMICH.EDU3. Kerberos Password: type password4. Click logon.

1. Uniqname: type uniqname2. Password: type password3. Click OK.

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Kerberos Identity: type uniqname2. Kerberos Realm: type

ENGIN.UMICH.EDU3. Kerberos Password: type password4. Click logon.

1. Uniqname: type uniqname@engin.umich.edu 2. Password: type password3. Click OK.

Would you like to learn more? Yes! To learn where other campus computing sites are, visit: http://www.umich.edu/~sites

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Section 2: MIRLYN & Networked Electronic Resources Open Netscape

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Click the Start button.2. Select Programs.3. Select Internet Access & Reference

Resources.4. Select Netscape Navigator 4.0.

1. Double click the Netscape icon in the Launcher.

Access MIRLYNMIRLYN is the U-M’s computerized library system. It includes the online catalog (books), periodical indexes (magazine, newspaper and journal articles), access to other Big Ten and regional university catalogs, and more. There are three ways to access MIRLYN. With this tutorial, you will use the Web version. Directions for the text and telnet versions are available at: www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/mirlyn/mirlynpage.html

ON A WINDOWS PC and ON A MAC1. Click in the Location box.2. Type the following URL (Web address): http://mirlyn.web.lib.umich.edu

3. Press enter or return on the keyboard.4. Click on Guest Signon.After you register for classes, your University ID will be valid, and you will be able to use the Validated Signon feature.

1. Use Library Catalogs Catalogs list the titles and descriptions of books, electronic resources, films, magazines, journals, maps, scores, and sound recordings.

1. Click Library Catalogs (big blue button).2. Select UMich Library (MCAT).

Select one of the following journal titles and note which U-M Library owns it: [Hint: Use the title command]

Journal of Historical Research Journal of Social IssuesJournal of Educational MediaJournal of Labor Economics

Select one of the following authors and note the U-M Library and call number: [Hint: Use the author command]

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Meiland, JackGramlich, EdwardTan, AmyMacCracken, Linda

E-mail the record you found in the selection above to yourself.1. Click 2. Open the Saved Records window. This window will open behind the

current Netscape window. 3. Enter your email address in the send to box. Your email address is

________________________@umich.edu (Type your uniqname here)

4. In the pull down menu, select Email selected records.5. Click 6. Return to the MIRLYN window that lists your search results.

Search MIRLYN with keywords.1. Click New Search.2. Using a keyword search, note if there are any books on the following topics:

morrison and criticismrace and south africaeducation and children and povertynature and economics

Click at the top of the site to return to the initial MIRLYN screen.2. Use Index Databases

Index Databases list titles and descriptions of individual articles published in magazines, journals, newspapers, or other periodicals.

Use the Index Databases (big yellow button) to search for article citations.

Select either the PsycInfo or Wilson database to search.

Using a keyword search, see if there are any articles available about the effects of violence on television for children.

1. Use any or all of the underlined words for a keyword search.2. How many articles did you find?3. Select an article by clicking on the FULL RECORD or the blue title text. 4. Does the Library own this journal?

[Hint: Click on the Local Holdings Button, if it is displayed. If the Local Holdings button does not appear, the Library does not own the journal.]

Access Networked Electronic Resources

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The Networked Electronic Resources is a list of all the online research databases. There are hundreds of databases available to assist your research.

ON A WINDOWS PC and ON A MAC

1. Click in the Location box.2. Enter the following URL: http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/digResources/

3. Press enter or return on the keyboard.

Using the ProQuest database, locate articles on bilingual education.

1. How many articles did you find?2. Were any of the articles full text and available through the ProQuest database?3. Notice you can select and e-mail an article to yourself.

Click on the back button until your screen displays the Networked Electronic Resources site. Using the Lexis-Nexis database, select and read a newspaper article on the presidential campaign.

Would you like to learn more? Yes! To learn more about Library resources, visit http://www.lib.umich.edu/

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Section 3: E-mailEngineering students are set up to use Pine e-mail on the Engin login server. All other students can use Mulberry or Pine e-mail on the ITD login server.

A. Mulberry E-mail

Open Mulberry

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC4. Click the Start button.5. Select Programs.6. Select Internet Access &

Reference Resources.7. Select Mulberry.

1. Double click the Mulberry icon in the Launcher.

Log in to Mulberry

ON A WINDOWS PC and ON A MAC

1. Click the green login button.2. Authenticate with your uniqname and password.NOTE: You will not need to authenticate to Mulberry if you (or your partner, if working in pairs) have already logged in to a Sites computer. Whoever has logged in will see his or her mailbox. 3. Double click the INBOX.

Check your e-mail

Messages in your INBOX are numbered and have any one of the following flags:

New message (one that has arrived since the last time you checked your mailbox)

Unseen message (one that you have not yet opened) Opened message (one that you have opened at least once)Answered message (one that you have replied to)Deleted message (one that you have marked for deletion)

Working with messages sent to you

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To read a message, double click that message in the INBOX.

To write a reply to the sender of the message, click the Reply button.

To forward a message to another person, click the Forward button.

To delete a message, click the message in the INBOX and click the Delete button. This marks the message for deletion, but does not delete the message until you “Expunge” it.

Compose a message to the person sitting next to you

1. Ask the person sitting next to you (or your partner, if working in pairs) for his or her e-mail address.

2. Click the Draft button.3. Click in the To: field and type the recipient’s e-mail address.4. Click in the Subject: field and type “Orientation Tutorial” for the subject of the

message. 5. Press <tab> or click in the body of the message and type your message.6. When you are ready to send the message, click the Send button.

Log out of MulberryClick the green logout button in the IMAP window.

Quit Mulberry

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MACWhen you click the logout button, you receive a message asking you if you want to Logout or Quit. Choose QUIT.

Select Quit under the File menu.

Would you like to learn more? Yes! To learn more about Mulberry, visithttp://www.itd.umich.edu/itddoc/ and type Mulberry in the search box.

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B. Pine E-mail

Open a telnet session

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Click the Start button.2. Select Programs.3. Select Internet Access &

Reference Resources.4. Select Telnet Login (ITD).

1. Double-click the ITD login icon in the Launcher.

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Click the Start button.2. Select Programs.3. Select Internet Access &

Reference Resources.4. Select Telnet Login (Engin).

1. Double-click the Hard Disk. 2. Double-click the Telnet Folder.3. Select Engin login.

Log in to the login server

ON A WINDOWS PC and ON A MAC1. Login: type uniqname and press enter or return.2. Password: type password and press enter or return.

Start Pine

1. To start Pine, type pine at the % prompt and press enter or return.2. Type E to exit the Pine welcome message. (This message appears the very

first time you use Pine.)3. Type L to see your FOLDER LIST.4. Select your INBOX by using the arrow keys and press enter or return.

Check your e-mailMessages in your INBOX are numbered and have any one of the following designations:N - New message (one that has arrived since the last time you checked

your mailboxA - Answered message (one that you have replied to)D - Deleted message (one that you have marked for deletion)

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Working with messages sent to you To read a message in your INBOX, select the message using the arrow

keys and press enter or return. To write a reply to the sender of the message, type R and press enter

or return. To forward a message to another person, type F and press enter or

return. To delete a message, type D and press enter or return. This marks

the message for deletion, but does not delete the message until you “Expunge” it.

Compose a message to the person sitting next to you1. Ask the person sitting next to you (or your partner, if working in pairs)

for his or her uniqname.2. Type C (for Compose).3. Type the recipient’s uniqname in the To: field and press enter or

return. (Pine will automatically add @umich.edu to the uniqname.)4. Type “Orientation Tutorial” in the Subject: field.5. Type your message.6. When you are ready to send the message type ^X. (This is done by

holding down the control key while pressing the X key.)7. When “Send Message?” appears, type Y (for Yes).

Quit Pine and log out1. Type Q (for Quit).2. When “Really quit Pine?” appears, type Y (for Yes).3. Type logout at the % prompt.

NOTE: On a Windows PC, you may also have to click on the X in the upper right corner.

Would you like to learn more? Yes! To learn more about Pine, visithttp://www.itd.umich.edu/itddoc/ and type Pine in the search box.

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Section 4: Online SurveyThis survey will assist the Information Technology Division and University Library in providing appropriate technology resources and training to students. On average, it takes five minutes or less to complete.

IMPORTANT! Two students working together at one computer should each respond to the survey independently, so that the data from survey responses represents the entire population of new students. First, one person should answer the questions and submit responses. Then, redisplay the survey page, and the other person should answer the questions, and submit responses.

Open NetscapeON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Click the Start button.2. Select Programs.3. Select Internet Access & Reference

Resources.4. Select Netscape Navigator 4.0.

1. Double click the Netscape icon in the Launcher.

Access the SurveyON A WINDOWS PC and ON A MAC1. Click in the Location box.2. Enter the following URL:

http://www.itd.umich.edu/orientation/survey.html

3.4. Press enter or return on the keyboard.

Enter your responses Follow the instructions at the top of the page to complete the survey.

Submit your responses1. When you are finished, click at the bottom of the page. You

should see a screen that begins “Your survey submission was successful!”

2. Proceed according to the directions on the page.

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Section 5: Online DirectoryThe Online Directory lists information about U-M students, faculty, and staff, including uniqnames and e-mail addresses. The Directory also routes all e-mail addressed to uniqname@umich.edu.

From Netscape, access the Online Directory

ON A WINDOWS PC and ON A MAC1. Click in the Location box.2. Enter the following URL: 3. Press enter or return on the keyboard.

Find an entry in the Directory

1. Enter your advisor’s name in the Search for: field.2. Click Submit.3. Learn his/her uniqname for sending e-mail later.

Update your entry

1. Click on You in the side bar.2. Login with your uniqname and password. 3. Click on the change Favorite Beverage link.4. Enter or change the beverage in the field and click Verify Change.5. If the change is correct, click Confirm Change.6. Click the Log Out button in the side bar.

NOTE: Think about updating your entry with your local address when you know it.

Would you like to learn more? Yes! To learn more about the Online Directory, visit http://www.itd.umich.edu/ittdoc/ and type online directory in the Search box.

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Section 6: Wolverine AccessWolverine Access allows you to view your personal U-M account information, course availability, grades, class schedules, and financial information. On your third day of Orientation, after you have talked to your academic advisor, you will use Wolverine Access to register for classes.

From Netscape, access Wolverine Access

ON A WINDOWS PC and ON A MAC1. Click in the Location box.2. Enter the following URL: http://wolverineaccess.umich.edu3. Press enter or return on the keyboard.

View your Student Record

1. Click on View Student Records. 2. Log in with your uniqname and password.3. Explore your personal information records.

Logout of Wolverine Access

1. Click LOGOUT at the bottom of the page. Be sure to log out; failure to do so may give others access to your records.

Close Netscape

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Click on the X in the upper right

corner.1. Click in the empty box in the

upper left corner.

Would you like to learn more? Yes! To learn more about Wolverine

Access, visit http://www.itd.umich.edu/ittdoc/ and type wolverine access in the Search box.

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Section 7: Changing Your PasswordYour uniqname stays with you as long as you are affiliated with U-M. Your password – or passwords – should be changed as often as every 6 months. Engineering students should change their passwords on both the ITD and CAEN servers.

Open a telnet session

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Click the Start button.2. Select Programs.3. Select Internet Access &

Reference Resources.4. Select Telnet Login (ITD).

1. Double click the ITD login icon in the Launcher.

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Click the Start button.2. Select Programs.3. Select Internet Access &

Reference Resources.4. Select Telnet Login (Engin).

1. Double-click the Hard Disk.2. Double-click the Telnet

Folder.3. Select Engin login.

Log in to the login server

ON A WINDOWS PC and ON A MAC1. Login: type uniqname and press enter or return.2. Password: type password and press enter or return.

Choose a new safe and secure passwordBefore changing your password, think about your new one. Select a unique password, not a word that can be found in the dictionary. A good password length is 9 to 15 characters. Uniqname passwords at U-M should contain a mix of upper case, lower case, digits, and punctuation characters. However, do not use a blank space or a slash (/).A method that works for many people is to make up a phrase and use the first letter of each word, including numbers and punctuation. Whatever your method, do not tell it to anyone. Be sure you can remember your new password, but don’t write it down.

Change your password

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1. Type passwd at the % prompt. 2. Type your old password, when prompted.3. Type your new password, when promoted.4. Type your new password again, when prompted, to confirm the

change.

Log out of the telnet session

1. Type logout at the % prompt. NOTE: On a Windows PC, you may also have to click on the X in the upper right corner.

Would you like to learn more? Yes! To learn more about changing your password, visit http://www.itd.umich.edu/ittdoc/ and type password in the Search box.

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Section 8: U-M on the Web

From Netscape, explore the following U-M Web sites:

University of Michigan Gateway

http://www.umich.edu/

For a recap of what you’ve learned about U-M Information Technology and Resources while at Orientation

http://www.itd.umich.edu/orientation/

University Library http://www.lib.umich.eduNetworked Electronic Resources

http://www.lib.umich.edu/digResources

Office of New Student Programs

http://www.onsp.umich.edu/

Using the Blue Disc http://www.itd.umich.edu/kits/ITD computing workshops and online tutorials

http://www.itd.umich.edu/education/

ResComp and Ethernet http://rescomp.umich.edu/Computer and software sales at the U-M Computer Showcase

http://www.itd.umich.edu/sales/

Michigan Daily Online http://www.themichigandaily.com/U-M Athletics http://www.umgoblue.comInternational Center http://www.umich.edu/~icenter/

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: http://www.umich.edu/UM-Academics.html• Art and Design http://www.umich.edu/~webtem/soad/• Education http://soe.umich.edu• Engineering http://www.engin.umich.edu/ • Kinesiology http://www.umich.edu/~divkines/kinweb/• LS&A http://www.lsa.umich.edu/• Music http://www.music.umich.edu/• Natural Resources and Environment

http://www.snre.umich.edu/

• Nursing http://www.umich.edu/~nursing/

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Section 9: File StorageAll students have ten megabytes (10 MB) of centralized electronic file store in the Institutional File System (IFS). Engineering students have additional file space in CAEN AFS directories; instructions for AFS will be given to Engineering students separately.

Access IFS at a Campus Computing SiteAfter you have logged in to a computer at a Campus Computing Site using uniqname@umich.edu (except for computers at the Media Union on North Campus), you can easily access your IFS home directory.

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Click on My IFS Home Directory. 1. Click on home via netatalk.

Your IFS home directory will open. (Or the home directory of the person who logged in to the computer.)

Note to Engineering students: If you have logged in to a computer at a Campus Computing Site using your Engin login and you want to get to your IFS space you can either log out of the computer and log in again to umich.edu (rather than engin.umich.edu) using your UMICH password—or you can ftp to IFS using login.itd.umich.edu and your UMICH password. Save files in IFSFiles can be dragged in and out of your home directory with the mouse. (You should open and work on files on the desktop, rather than within your home directory on IFS)

Access IFS off campusSoftware and instructions for accessing your IFS home directory from your own computer is available. The software is called Samba for a Windows PC and netatalk for a Macintosh.

Would you like to learn more? Yes! To learn more about IFS http://www.itd.umich.edu/ittdoc/ and type Samba or netatalk in the Search box.

Section 10: Workstation LogoutRemember: Never leave a Campus Computing Site without logging out of the workstation!

ON A WINDOWS PC ON A MAC1. Double-click on Double click here

to log out.2. Click Yes when asked if you wish

to log out.

1. Double-click on Log Me Out.2. Click OK. (The Mac will

automatically turn off and start up again with a new login screen.)

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