Academic Technology supports the campus instructional program by making available a wide range of media and television services. Activities include providing equipment (from slide projectors to computer projection systems), access to the university media collection, cable telecommunication links, electronic classrooms, satellite telecommunications, videoconferencing, equipment installation and maintenance, grant consultation, and media production. AT's web site displays all aspects of AT's services, including specific details on technology support in each classroom, available equipment, and operational features of AT-designed media carts. In this rapidly changing field, new services contributing to more effective education will be described on the website as they become available.
The university media collection includes over 20,000 videotapes, DVDs, laserdiscs, CD-ROMs, films, and multimedia kits. The center acquires these materials based on faculty input and provides a web catalog of all holdings at www.sfsu.edu/~avitv/AV.mediacatalog.html (although this is the major university collection, separate film and video archives exist in both the center and the university Library). The Library's Media Access Center, built and maintained by the Library, the computer center, and AT, provides students and faculty with access to both digital and analog video and computer tools, and with a cable television connection to all types of media held by the center.
Equipment provided by AT to faculty in support of classroom instruction includes laptop computers, video projectors, multimedia integrated carts, slide projectors, audio and videotape recorders, video presentation carts, and digital cameras. A complete listing is available at our distribution web site (www.sfsu.edu/~avitv/distribution.html).
AT designs, installs, operates, and maintains all radio and television microwave links for the university, including C-band, Ku-band, and DBS satellite connections, an extensive campus cable television network, and a series of teleconference facilities across the campus. Using these services, faculty experiment with new teaching strategies; participate with their classes in satellite-based seminars; and both originate and receive distance education programming from around the state, the nation, and the world. To learn more about these services, visit www.sfsu.edu/~avitv/teleconf.html.
Faculty use AT's production services to create media using a wide variety of resources--including digital video and photography, computerized graphics, and virtual environments--to develop self-teaching videotape modules, distance education on-line courses, multimedia packages, and Power Point classroom presentations to meet their classroom instructional needs. Other services include web page and multimedia support, CD-ROM authoring, and multi-format videotape production. In conjunction with Television Services, video streaming is also developed in this area. Continuing support for faculty using slides, overhead transparencies, and charts is available. The center can also supply technical assistance in the preparation of production budgets for grant proposals.
This unit plans, designs, builds, installs, and maintains instructional electronic equipment throughout the campus. The campus television network, electronic classrooms, and mobile electronic teaching platforms are examples of services provided by this area. Technical Services also has a comprehensive electronic/optic/mechanical facility for equipment fabrication, maintenance, and repair. Consultations and recommendations on technical specifications for media-related grant proposals are available to the campus community.
The AT provides training in the use of equipment and media in a variety of ways. Faculty can receive individualized, hands-on training in the operation of audio visual equipment, electronic classrooms, and media production techniques by contacting AT staff, as listed on the center's web page. As announced through campus publications, the center participates as a PBS Adult Learning Service member in nationally distributed distance learning training seminars held throughout the year. Large numbers of instructional "how-to" videotapes and cd-roms suitable for individual study are also listed in our on-line catalog.
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) offers a wide range of technology services to the campus community: Internet/e-mail accounts, 24-hour computing lab, help desk support, campus-wide software licenses, and on-line services via the web. Students have access to on-line registration, grades, financial statements, class schedule searches, class schedules, address changes, transcripts, and Internet/e-mail account requests. Internet/e-mail accounts can be used for e-mail, dial-in modem access, publishing a personal web page, programming course work, and on-line research. Additional instructional computing tools are available to students in support of curricular activities provided through agreements with other CSU campuses: social science database archives, business databases, geographic information systems, etc. Some of the current campus-wide software licenses DoIT distributes include Microsoft Office and Visual Development Tools, Oracle databases and application development tools, and anti-virus software. Faculty have access to on-line class rosters which list student names, e-mail addresses, web page links, and some prerequisite information. DoIT also provides instructional computing support to faculty requiring on-line course work, video streaming, database administration, specialized IT training for classes, and administering listservs.
The John F. True 24-hour computing lab allows students to have access to computing resources with connectivity to the Internet and standard software applications. In total, over 1,500 PCs and Macintoshes are available to students, supported by the colleges at SFSU. Many are general purpose computing labs, offering standard software applications; others are specialty labs, with discipline-specific software (www.sfsu.edu/~doit/labs.htm). Over 300 dial-in modems provide remote access for the campus community. All classrooms, computer labs, and on-campus housing have high-speed network access. There are a number of computer workstations on campus designed to meet the needs of students with various kinds of disabilities.
The Division of Information Technology offers free short courses and workshops throughout the year to faculty, staff, and students on basic, intermediate, and advanced skills in computers--from word processing and spreadsheets to graphics, databases, and web pages. In addition to the courses, technical assistance is provided via the web (www.sfsu.edu/~helpdesk), e-mail (helpdesk@sfsu.edu), phone (415-338-1420), and walk-in (ADM 110).
Administrative functions within the division support the technology infrastructure that is key to running the university. In addition to the areas named above, there are staff which enhance and maintain the intercampus networking, Internet/e-mail servers, web application development, telephone services, campus-wide administrative systems (student information, financial and human resources), data center operations, and equipment services.
The mission of the J. Paul Leonard Library (JPLL) is to empower its university constituency with lifelong learning skills to identify, find, evaluate, use, and communicate information in promotion of excellence in scholarship, knowledge, and understanding. To fulfill its mission within the context of the missions of San Francisco State University (SFSU) and the California State University (CSU) system, the library is committed to the following goals:
The J. Paul Leonard Library collections number over three million items, including books, periodicals, electronic resources, government publications, microforms, audio-visual media, computer software, and maps. Electronic resources include electronic full-text journals, e-books, and databases used to locate journal articles and reference information. Information about these materials is accessible via the library’s catalog, InvestiGator, and the Library’s web site. Off-campus access to most of the library’s electronic resources is available to the campus community at any time.
Within the J. Paul Leonard Library, computer stations located throughout the building offer access to InvestiGator, electronic resources and other information available on the internet. There is an extended hours facility for quiet study, including a computer laboratory, on the first floor of the building that is open 24 hours during fall and spring semesters.
At the Information and Reference service desks, library faculty and staff offer advice on library research and assistance using library resources. Appointments may be made with subject specialists for research advice on term papers and similar projects.
ADA Compliance: the library building is accessible to people with disabilities; a handout outlining services and facilities is available.
Borrowing: students may borrow from the library's main collection and many of its specialized collections by presenting their OneCard (university identification card). Neither the card nor books borrowed on it may be transferred to another person. Loss of a student ID or change of address should be reported immediately to the library registration desk and to the Registrar's Office. Other CSU campus students may borrow books directly from the J. Paul Leonard Library if they present a current CSU identification card and register with JPLL to obtain a special borrower's card.
Document Delivery Services: provides access to material such as books, dissertations, and copies of journal articles not available at the library. Some services allow direct ordering of articles and books. Check the DDS web page for more information.
Friends of the J. Paul Leonard Library: established in 1980 to promote the love of books, strengthen relationships between the university and the community, and to raise funds beyond those available in the regular budget for library services. Membership is open to SFSU students, faculty, staff, and community adults. Privileges include borrowing books and use of many library services. The Friends maintain a Book Sale Room and accept used books and other donations.
Government Publications: is a selective government depository housing federal, state, international, and local government publications. Most government publications are included in the library's catalog, InvestiGator, and access to many electronic resources is available from the Government Publications web page at www.library.sfsu.edu/servcoll/gphome.html
Information Literacy: the library administers the Basic Information Competence Requirement that must be completed by all undergraduate students before graduation. Most students will fulfill the requirement by completing a self-paced tutorial called OASIS (On-line Advancement of Student Information Skills), available on the web (http://oasis.sfsu.edu). The library also offers course-related instructional sessions, individual research advice, and research guides by subject.
Media Access Center (MAC): provides access to the library's media collection such as videotapes, compact discs, audiotapes, legacy AV formats, and computer software. Production equipment is available for analog and digital video editing. The MAC computer lab features PC and Macintosh workstations for general use and offers access to printing and scanning, the Internet, and a variety of software applications. Computers are available on a first come, first served basis; university ID is required.
Periodicals/Microforms area: houses periodicals and newspapers, and library collections in microformats, along with equipment to read and copy from these formats.
Rapid Copy Center: provides on-demand copying, fax service, large format color printing, binding, quick printing, and basic supplies.
Reserve Materials: the Reserve Book Room provides materials in high demand for assigned readings in courses. Articles and other short readings are available through - electronic reserves. Media Access Center houses the non-print materials on reserve
Special Collections: Special Collections/Archives houses archival material about the history of San Francisco State University, the Archer Collection of Historic Children's Books, and other rare or unusual materials. It also maintains the San Francisco Bay Area Television News Archives with KQED and KPIX historical film and video footage as its core.
The Frank V. de Bellis Collection of The California State University is a library-museum representing the civilization of ancient and modern Italy, particularly in the areas of history, literature, fine arts, and music. Holdings include rare books, music scores, archival sound recordings, manuscripts, periodicals, microfilms, art prints, artifacts, and coins.
The Labor Archives and Research Center, located at 480 Winston Drive, collects, organizes, preserves, and makes accessible the records documenting the lives of working men and women and their labor organizations in the Bay Area. The Labor Archives shares a building with the Sutro Library, a branch of the California State Library, which enjoys a special cooperative relationship with San Francisco State University.
The Sutro Library collection is open to all citizens of California and includes some 140,000 volumes and 40,000 historical pamphlets. Among its collection strengths are natural history, Mexicana, Shakespeareana, records of the Pacific voyages of discovery, the history of printing, genealogy, and local history.
More information about the library, including descriptions of services and policies, is available via the library web site: www.library.sfsu.edu.