The Witwatersrand Health Sciences Library is fully covered for WiFi access, and there are power points at each work station, where you can charge your tablet or cell phone. There is also WiFi coverage in the medicinal garden outside.
For details on how to set up your access, please download one of the booklets produced by WIts Information and Communications Technology ( WITS ICT). There is a booklet for staff, and one for students, with links below.
Please note that the librarians are not qualified to set up, or trouble shoot WiFi access for you. If you cannot resolve a problem yourself
- you can take your tablet to the WITS ICT at the WITS ICT Offices on 3rd floor of Medical School or at WITS ICT Solomon Mahlangu House, Braamfontein.
- phone ITS ICT help line (011717 1717/2495/2785) or
- log a call online itstudenthelp@wits.ac.za
DO IT YOURSELF LINKS
*Reset your password at any time: https://passwordreset.wits.ac.za/default.aspx (Staff need to first register at https://passwordregistration.wits.ac.za )
*Register your new or existing mobile device at: https://mobileselfservice.wits.ac.za
*Log your own call on our portal: https://witshelp-ism.saasiteu.com
"a self-contained program or piece of software designed to fulfil a particular purpose; an application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device"
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/app [viewed 30th January 2014]
In this LibGuide, we will be talking about Android devices only. The reason for this is that the BCMP students have been given Samsung tablets.
What do you want to do with your tablet? It should be possible to be a paperless student. You can use it for note-taking, information gathering, data storage and communication
You will need WiFi to be able to download apps, and access the electronic resources, but you can take notes, write up reports and assignments, and read downloads when you do not have WiFi.
Here are a few suggestions for apps you might find useful. The links will direct you to where you can download the app. You will need to download these onto your mobile device. 
There are numerous apps available free of charge, and Evernote is one of the most popular tools for both organisation and note - taking. It is free of charge.
