While the Center has the equipment, computer software, and expertise to produce large-scale original projects, it can also assist in locating existing multimedia materials and finding ways of making them accessible in the classroom, on the college network, or over the web. Many faculty members begin small with ideas explored in the Summer Workgroups and build to more complex projects.
Databases are organized collections of information.
Some database projects involve collecting new data and figuring out useful ways to organize them. In other cases, the information has already been collected but is inaccessible to the people who could benefit from its use, either because the information is poorly organized or because the means of tapping it is complicated or inefficient. The Online Schedule of Classes , search engines for our list archives , and the Academic Subject Index are examples of ways to make information more useful and accessible. Text, whether it exists on paper or in electronic form, remains an important and flexible means of communication. The Innovation Center can find or create templates, tools, designs, and layouts, and will help members of the college community employ them effectively to publish, link and update information on paper or in electronic form for classroom, campus, community or world-wide audiences.