MEDIA CENTER
HOURS: Mon - Thurs 8am - 8:45pm; Fri 8am - 3:45pm; Sat 10am - 4:45PM; Sun: CLOSED
(See posted hours for possible changes)
Location: Room R403
415/452-5423 Rosenberg Library & Learning Resources Center 50
Phelan Ave. San Francisco, CA 94112
MEDIA CENTER STAFF
MEDIA CENTER HANDBOOK
INTRODUCTION
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Established as an integral part of City College
of San Francisco Library's Learning Resources, the Media
Center provides users a means of utilizing a wide range of
multimedia materials. Many of the media materials are
used to supplement specific courses and programs., e.g.
Music 25 and 26, English 90 and 92, and ESL 132. There
are over 6000 audiocassettes, over 1700 videocassettes
and over 1800 CDs. There are also CD-ROMS and DVDs
available for listening and viewing. All registered
students,
faculty and staff may use our facilities. Videocassettes
and
audiotapes from this collection may be borrowed for
instructional purposes by faculty and staff members for up
to one week. CDs/DVDs & CD-ROMs do not circulate!!! It
is the responsibility of faculty and staff using media
materials to take all necessary measures to protect these
materials against theft, loss or damage. The Media
Center's staff encourages your use of these materials and
stands ready to answer any further questions you may have
regarding their content, availability and use.
Alexander
Valentine, Media Center Coordinator,
Carol Belle-Thomas,
Media Specialist
Audio Cassette Tape Recordings:
Sound
recorded on magnetic tape. The Media Center's collection
includes Shakespeare's works (e.g. The Sonnets read by
Sir John Gieldud - D3751); music by Mozart (e.g.
Completely Mozart - D2036); Miles Davis (e.g Kind of Blue -
. D2475); Wynton Marsallias (e.g. The Majesty of the Blues -
D5146); as well as, Underwood. Writing Skills with
book,
D1875 Pts. 1 -9. There are over 6000 music and spoken
word audiocassettes available.
Compact Discs:
A disc
that
audio digital information is stored on which is read by a
laser. The collection includes classical music (e.g.
Listen,
CD1000, for use with the book of the same title by Joseph
and Vivian Kerman); original Broadway cast recordings
(e.g. Phantom of the Opera, CD18); gospel music by Aretha
Franklin (e.g., Amazing Grace-the Complete Recordings,
CD1754); popular music by Bonnie Raitt
(e.g.Fundamentals, CD1489) Latin American music (e.g.
Caribbean beat. Vol. 1-2,CD1263); as well as a number of
opera CDs (e.g. La Traviata by Verdi, CD296).
CD-ROMs:
(Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) a computer reads a
laser disc on which audio and video data is stored.
You
can view the National Museum of American Art,
Smithsonian Institution Art Collection (N857.N37 1996), or
visit Le Louvre: The Palace and Its Paintings (N2030.L595
1995).
DVD
DVD (digital versatile disc) is an optical disc
technology that holds 4.7 gigabyte (A gigabyte (pronounced
GIG-a-bite with hard G's) is a measure of computer data
storage capacity and is "roughly" a billion bytes) of
information on one of its two sides, or enough for a
133-minute movie. With two layers on each of its two sides,
it will hold up to 17 gigabytes of video, audio, or other
information.
Slide/Tape sets and Filmstrips:
Instructional
programs using 35mm slides and 35 mm filmstrips with
audiocassette tapes. The collection includes programs for
Dental Assisting classes: SS168 Dental Assistant:
Overview; and Radiology classes: SS105 Radiation
Protection during Medical X-ray Examinations and the
popular FS493: an Audiovisual History of
Jazz.
Videotape
Cassettes:
a wide magnetic tape used to record television
images together with sound for subsequent playback and
broadcasting. The collection includes programs such as
the Ascent of Man Series, VHS 822; art (e.g. VHS 941
Romare Bearden); music (e.g. Jazz by Ken Burns VHS
1688); and the popular ESL series Connect with English,
VHS 1689-1701.
To
find any of the multimedia materials that have been
catalogued use the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
terminals located near the Main Service Counter.
Basic
Search:
You can search for media materials if you know the
author's name, a specific title, or if you want to see what
the
Media Center owns about a particular subject. A special
feature of our Online Catalog (OPAC) allows you to find
plays, short stories, songs and essays that are part of
collections or anthologies by a key word. The following
gives you an idea of what to search for when you have
certain information:
Title Search:
If you know the
exact title
of a video, audiocassette, CD, DVD or CD-ROM select
Exact Title.
Title Key Word:
If you are not sure of
the title,
select Title Keyword and type the main words you do
know.
Author Search:
If you know the composer's name or
the performer, select Author and type the last name, first
name: e.g. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
Subject Key Word:
If
you do not know the exact subject heading used, select
Subject Keyword and type words which describe the
subject you want.
All materials are listed by Author or
Composer, Title and Subject.
Content Keyword
If you are looking for a
particular song, sonata, or waltz, the Content Keyword in
plays, songs, essays is available.
To use the material you
will need the alphabet and number which appears in the
left-hand corner of the OPAC screen: D for audiocassette;
VHS for videocassette; CD for Compact Disc; CD-ROM lists
the LC classification number; DVD for DVD; FS for
filmstrip; and SS for slide/tape programs.
All media
materials are located behind the Service Counter and a
staff member will assist you. To use the Media Center's
materials you will need your Student I.D. card or California
I.D. or Driver's License.
The Media Center's equipment is
divided into sections: Section A: two CD players, one
filmstrip projector; one slide tape projector; two video
stations all with dual headsets and four computer
stations: two Macintosh and two windows compatible for
use with CD-ROMs only. Section B: Four electronic
keyboards to be used with headphones and 12 CD
stations. Section C: 29 video stations, 6 audiocassette
stations, six DVD players, two slide tape projector stations
and two filmstrip projector stations. Section D: 6 CD
players and audio cassette players. Section E: ESL - 27
audioactive cassette recorder stations, two video stations,
29 computers and one electronic keyboard. ESL students
using the audio-active cassette recorders should go to the
ESL Counter, located to the far right of the entrance.
All
students using the audio-active cassette decks are
required to have an orientation on how to record their
voice. Orientations are scheduled for 6 weeks at the
beginning of each semester. Check at the Counter for the
Orientation Time Schedule. Students using the computers
should check in with the ESL Faculty monitor.If you are not
familiar with the equipment, please ask a staff person for
assistance. As a courtesy to other students, please
rewind
audio and videotapes when you are finished. Please
return all materials to the Service Counter.
Many classes like Music, ESL
and some English classes require students to use the
center for multimedia materials placed on reserve by the
instructor. There are a series of binders located at the
Main Service Counter that are labeled as follows:
Class
Media
Music Classes: Music 1A - 23 and Music 24 -
29
Music: Jazz
ESL Non Credit, ESL 49-79, ESL
82-150
Videos by Classes A - L and M - Z
Telecourses:
If you
need to listen or view a class tape, go to the Main Service
Counter.
ESL students using materials that require use of
audio-active cassette recorders should go to the ESL
Counter. You should know the course number and
instructor's name or have a syllabus that has been
provided by your instructor. Using your I.D. card or
C.D.L.,
request media by number and name.
If you need to listen or view a class tape, go to the Main Service
Counter. ESL students using materials that require use of the
audio-active cassette recorders should go the ESL counter, located at the
far right of the entrance.
You should know the course number and instructor's name
or have a list that has been provided by your instructor.
Using your I.D. card or C.D.L. request media by number and name.
As a courtesy to others, please rewind the tape and be sure to turn off
the power button before returning to the Service Counter to pick up your
I.D. and time card.
When you finish, return the tape and any printed material to the counter
and/or your I.D./time card will be returned to you.
If time cards are
required for your class/es, please request one when
presenting your I.D. card to the staff member who will issue
you one. Be sure to bring both your I.D. and time card
with
you whenever you come to the Media Center. Present the
time card and I.D. to a staff member when you request your
materials. The staff member will clock you in and out.
Keep the time card when it is returned to you. Your
instructor will ask for it.
If you are taking more than
one
class that requires the use of a card, you must obtain one
for each class. The staff member will give you any printed
materials that accompany the media materials and will
indicate which section you should use.
Students using
time cards should remain in the media center until clocking
out. If you must leave for any reason, please return
material to the Service Counter so you can be clocked
out.
Students leaving the Media Center while materials are
checked out to you will be automatically clocked out.
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1. NO FOOD OR DRINK ALLOWED IN THE MEDIA CENTER.
2. Seating is reserved for students using materials and equipment in
the Media Center.
3. If you are unfamiliar with the equipment, or are having problems
using the equipment, please ask for assistance.
4. Students using the audio-active cassette decks in the ESL section
are required to have an orientation in the use of the cassette
decks.
5. Each student is
permitted to check out only one item at a time.
6. If for any reason you need to leave the room, return materials
to the counter and check in again when you return.
7. To prevent theft, please do not leave your belongings
unattended.
8. Media Materials must not be removed from
the Center.
9. Please do not mark or deface materials,
equipment or carrels. Treat the Center and its contents
with respect. If you damage multimedia materials or
destroy a piece of equipment, you destroy your own and
every other student's opportunity to use the item.
10. Please refrain from placing your feet on chairs or carrels.
11. Please leave your work area clean.
12. Please leave your work area clean.12. Please
keep all electronic equipment (e.g. pagers, cellular
phones, portable electronic equipment) turned off in the
Center.
13. PERSONAL ELECTRONIC RECORDING
EQUIPMENT IS ILLEGAL AND STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
Copying audio, video, cds or dvds, or changing
configurations will result in suspension of library
privileges
14. Personal video tapes, audiocassettes, CDs
and DVDs that are used in the Center must be class
related. There is a high volume of usage of our
equipment by students who must put in lab hours for their
classes. Therefore, we request that personal multimedia
be used after 1 pm.
15. NO PERSONAL ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT INCLUDING HEADSETS ARE ALLOWED
WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE MEDIA CENTER
COORDINATOR.
16. Please keep conversations to a
minimum. Excessive talking can be distracting to other
students.
17. If your behavior does not conform to the
rules of student conduct at CCSF (refer to current college
catalogue) you will be asked to leave.
- Do not tamper with equipment, software, hardware and/or
computer configurations. Leave stations as you found
them. Copying your programs, data or documents to the
hard disk is prohibited.
- Deleting files from the hard disk or changing
configurations will result in suspension of library and computer
privileges, and/or disciplinary action.
- Any destruction of or change to the setup of hardware or
software is subject to disciplinary action by the college,
including suspension, restitution, and/or other action.
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