Library-ITC Integration Issues, History

What ITC/Library is to be for students

• Library building will be a 24 hour facility
• Only center/location where there will be student technology, information
• Combining electronic/print information resources with application software for student use
• Library building will have minimally a 90 seat online testing center
• In the library building there will be between 150 – 200 workstations for student use
• There will be at least 30 wireless laptops available for check-out and use
• The library building support wireless devices that students bring to campus
• There will be at least 80 individual quiet study spaces
• There will be 13 group study rooms of various sizes for students to reserve and use equipped with pc’s, video, DVD, monitors, etc.
• There will be at least 6 kiosks located ? for student use to quickly check e-mail between classes or during breaks
• Food court minimally with vending in the building

Brief history

• January 2002 group of faculty and student representatives developed program for a renovated library building that accommodated the “givens”
• Proposal including costs were presented to KUMC Administration and approved to proceed over a two year period to remodel and repurpose the library building
• Winter 2003 began the print collection reconfiguration
• Summer 2004 remodeling of the top floor

Known issues and what is happening

• Lindsay Rome shared an e-mail: pc’s in ITC not working
• We have individuals who check the ITC and Mezz machines at least 3 times per week
• We have placed signs on devices if not working, but have found those removed and people utilizing them – we will be removing the “bad” machines and not just place an “Out of Order” sign on them
• The ITC and east side Mezz machines have a now known hardware defect that we’re getting the company to fix – bad motherboards - that began showing up about 1 year ago. As of today we'll step up our request for replacement!
• When we go to these areas and a known machine is occupied by a student, we have asked about trying to repair and been told – not now, go away.
• We do NOT get information from students or others that equipment is NOT working

Handouts

• This is a service provided by the ITC/Library, but is based upon faculty choosing to do this.
• Handouts can NOT be printed/copied immediately if we have not received the handouts from faculty.
• We need at least 4 working days to get these printed, collated, stapled and punched.
• Costs of the handouts is $.08 per page with no charge for stapling, punching or collating. This is the same price as photocopying or printing.

Printing

• At this time there is no printing at the ITC or Student Service Center.
• Working with Student Technology Committee and students on the Library Committee a solution for printing has been identified, but we’re waiting on State approval.
• Currently there is printing in the library.
• Currently there is color printing available in the library.
• We are in the process of bidding printing equipment and software for the ITC and Student Service Center. Anticipated ETA = 2 months.

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