Academic Computing's Technology Services and Facilities Update
by Kenneth Chan and Allan Chen
Academic Computing has made a number of modifications to their services and facilities to better serve the needs of the Stanford community. The following are highlights of the changes:
Multimedia Studio Relocated
The Multimedia Studio, located on the second floor of Meyer Library, has been relocated from Area 220 (directly adjacent to the Flexible Class-Lab) to the main cluster area, in front of the Meyer Tech Desk.
This new location not only consolidates all of the second floor services, including digital video capture and editing, image and document scanning, wide-format printing, and media dubbing, but also increases the Studio's visibility to new users and improves support from the Multimedia Consultants.
The Studio is designed to encourage both individual and collaborative work. The soft, natural light from the Meyer Library atrium also makes for a more pleasant work environment.
Office of Accessible Education's Assistive Learning Technology Center Lab Relocated
The ALTeC lab, previously located in the Digital Language Lab on the second floor of Meyer Library, has been relocated to Area 220, directly adjacent to the Flexible Class-Lab. Six Dell Windows PCs and two Apple Macintosh OS X workstations cover a wide-range of needs for students with disabilities. These range from speech recognition to screen magnification to text-to-speech synthesis. Specialized, high-end equipment such as refreshable Braille displays and CCTVs for the visually-impaired are also offered. For more information, please see Where Did They Put the ALTeC Lab? in this issue or you can visit the Office of Accessible Education web site.
Tresidder Union Computer Cluster Renovations and Upgrades
The computing cluster on the second floor of Tresidder Memorial Student Union has been renovated and its services have been upgraded. Fresh paint, a new carpet, new chairs, and stylish artwork combine to provide an improved work environment and facility. The space offers a total of 26 Dell Windows PCs and Apple iMac G5 flat panel workstations. Laptop areas are also spread throughout the installation, some arranged such that students can work collaboratively on both a laptop and a desktop. Finally, six movable, cushioned chairs (two of which have attached tabletops,) are available for more relaxed work. The cluster has full wireless coverage for registered users of the Stanford network.
For More Information
For more information about Academic Computing's facilities and services, see their web site at:
See also New Assistive Technology Software on Public Clusters in this issue.
