| August 30, 2006 | Vol 8. No. 1 |
New and Improved ITS Help Desk
The new and improved ITS Help Desk (Ext. 2299) has moved to the Wehle Technology Center Room 101. Full-time staff will be available to answer your technology questions Monday-Thursday between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm. and Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Walk-in service is also available. Reference librarians are also available in the library to provide basic services for faculty and students. Please call anytime with question.
New One-Service Desk in Library
The Bouwhuis Library has moved the Reference Desk to the Circulation Desk area to create a combined one-stop Information Service Desk. The Periodicals Desk located on the lower level has been closed and all services formerly available at that desk are now part of the one stop Information Service Desk located on the main floor near the library entrance.
Easy Access to Journals & Videos
Current journals are located along the wall to the right of the Information Service Desk and are available for browsing. Most of the video and DVD collection was moved to the main level located near the Art Gallery and is also available for browsing and borrowing.
Library New Hires
The Bouwhuis Library welcomes the following three new staff members: Kristine Kasbohm, coordinator of information literacy and reference librarian; Kathleen DeLaney ’73, evening/weekend reference librarian and Sharon McCarthy ’85, evening/weekend public services technician.
ITC Classroom Upgrades for Fall 2006
Welcome back from the Media Center! This summer saw technology improvements in a number of classrooms here on campus. Old Main 214, 225, 314, 320, 408, 410 and 414 all received new NEC VT676E LCD projectors, which produce a brighter and higher quality image than the Sanyo projectors previously in those rooms. Lyons Hall 122, 303 and Horan O’Donnell 202 also now have these LCD projectors. Other upgraded rooms received NEC VT670 LCD projectors; those rooms include Old Main 210, Lyons Hall 307, Health Science 219, 220 and 221. These upgrades were the final step in the Media Center’s plan to replace the older Sanyo XU-22 projectors throughout the instructional technology classrooms on the main campus.
In addition to these new LCD projectors, Old Main 210, 214, 225, 314, 320, 408, 410, 414 and Horan O’Donnell 202 also have brand new SONY DVD players and Old Main 201 and 303 had Elmo Document Cameras installed.
At the Center at Amherst, the computer lab and Classroom E received brand new NEC VT676E LCD projectors, and Classroom E has a new DVD/VCR combo unit.
Finally, improvements were made to Koessler Athletic Center G-18. This room was upgraded to a Level 3 instructional technology classroom. It now sports a Mitsubishi LCD projector, a new DVD/VCR combo unit, and a PC computer, as well as supporting laptop connectivity.
The Koessler Athletic Center also now has a classroom recovery cart. This unit houses a DVD/VCR combo unit, LCD projector, built-in speakers, and supports laptop connectivity. In addition, the cart can be used with the optional 9-inch tripod screen in spaces where no screen is provided. Training on the use of the cart will be handled by the Media Center, but requests to use it should go through Gordon Anthony at Ext. 2934.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns about instructional technology in the classroom or would like to schedule training, please feel free to contact the Media Center office at Ext. 2950. For more information on classrooms, please check out the Media Center’s Web site at www.canisius.edu/mediacenter and click the What’s In My Classroom link.
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