Multimedia Development Laboratory Open

The Multimedia Development Laboratory in the Media Library, room 111, Chilton Hall, is open for business. Its goal is to assist faculty in the development of technology tools for instruction. It may also serve as a training lab for students who would work with the faculty on specific jobs or production techniques. Production will range from slide shows in PowerPoint to full-blown multimedia interactive programs using Authorware to text-and graphics-based courses for distribution on the World Wide Web. Media Library staff will assist faculty in graphics production, design, and programming.

Lab Staffing and Equipment

A new librarian on the Media Library staff, Sue Parks, will be the principal contact for Web-based projects. Sharon Almquist, Head, Media Library, will work with faculty desiring other multimedia solutions.

The lab has two Pentium PCs ( running at 166 Mhz and 90 Mhz), a Pentium Pro 200, and a Power Mac as well as slide and flat bed scanners, a CD-ROM burner, laser disc player, VCR, camcorder, digital camera (Apple QuickTake), audiocassette player, and microphones. Software packages in use are: Authorware (3.5 and 4.0), PowerPoint, Photoshop, Sound Blaster, Quicktime, Video for Windows, Visual Reality, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Acrobat, DeBabelizer, and FrontPage 97. Clip art packages, sound effects, and royalty-free music are also available. Additional software solutions are under consideration. The Lab also has manuals and books to help with multimedia projects.

More Information

For more information, you can get in touch with us at 565-4702 or 565-7249. The Lab follows the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia. For a copy of the Guidelines contact the Media Library or check out our Web site at: http://www.library.unt.edu/mmdl/Default.htm.

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