Overview of Media Services

Facilities

Located on the first floor of Smith Library, the Media Services department includes the following facilities:

• Media Library houses the instructional media and feature films on DVDs and videos, as well as, CDs of music, speeches, and sound effects. Media reserves, consisting of foreign language tapes and other non-print items, are also located here.

• Media Lab consists of computers, scanners, digital video and photo editing facilities, viewing and listening equipment, color printers, and a laminator. The lab provides resources for patrons to create multimedia materials for instruction and presentation.

• Lecture Rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art multimedia computers, LCD projectors, cable television, DVD players, VCRs, laptop connections, and document cameras.

• Conference Room has two conference tables, seating for 10, projection screen, and whiteboard.

• Audio Room houses LP records and musical scores

Services

• Reference, ordering, and rental of instructional media, feature films, and media reserve collections

• Lecture rooms and conference room scheduling

• Equipment checkout, including digital cameras, camcorders, tripods, tape recorders and CD-players

• Delivery of projection screens, TV/VCR/DVD carts, and overhead projectors to classrooms

• Video and photo editing

• Image, slide and document scanning with OCR conversion

• Audio and video duplication (within copyright specifications)

• Large-size color printing, dry mounting and laminating

• Computer lab resources and assistance with the production of academic-related multimedia materials

• Viewing and listening lab for DVDs, videos, CDs, foreign language tapes and reserve materials