Language Media Center
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The Language Media Center, in the basement of Sills Hall, provides audio, video and multimedia development facilities to support the teaching of foreign languages and houses the major portion of the Library's collection of audiovisual materials, with special emphasis in the areas of foreign culture, second language acquisition and film. It is equipped with a Tandberg audio-active language laboratory, playback stations for individual viewing of non-print materials, and fourteen networked Apple computers supporting a variety of instructional software, including specialized word processing tools and desktop videoconferencing. All international standards of analog and digital playback are supported. The Center's website provides links for students of both classical and modern languages to online resources which include streaming audio and video from international radio and television, links to online foreign language newspapers and magazines, and an annotated list of language-specific resources. Nine foreign-language broadcast stations received via satellite are directed to the Language Media Center and to classrooms and faculty offices in Sills Hall, Adams Hall and 38 College Street. Two foreign language channels are also sent to residence halls as part of the campus cable network.
Particular strengths of the Center are the support provided for the creation of multimedia presentation materials and the support of the films studies curriculum. The Center offers facilities for the scanning and manipulation of photographic materials, creation of 35mm slides, recording and editing of analog and digital audio and video, and a classroom for 20 that supports high-resolution display of multimedia presentations. The lobby provides a group area for language discussion groups and viewing of live foreign language television.
Staff of the Language Media Center provide individual and group instruction in the use of the Center's resources, as well as support in the use of library tools for research.