The center acquires videotapes, videodiscs, DVDs, and CD-ROMs and provides a website catalog of all holdings. Faculty assist in building the media collection, and an extensive collection of catalogs is maintained, including information on documentaries, instructional series, television programs, features, and the short film. Production AV produces instructional materials, involving computerized graphics, digital photography, and video, including the special needs of classroom presentations, web pages, and multimedia. Videotapes are produced in the S-VHS and VHS videocassette formats. These facilities enable faculty to experiment with new teaching strategies, distance education, and to participate with their classes in satellite-delivered conferences and seminars.
Consultation is given for the technical specifications of media-related grant proposals.
To provide support and access to the resources of the Internet for all members of the campus community, Computing Services operates and maintains a SUN server cluster. An IBM mainframe houses student and business information systems that provide services like the touch-tone registration, grades, and financial aid information. Over 1,500 PCs and Macintoshes are available on campus for student use. Over 300 dial-in modems provide remote access for users with their own equipment. Computing Services offers free short courses and workshops throughout the year to teach faculty, staff, and students how to use campus computing systems, utilities, and applications software.