From the Desk of
Susan C. Curzon, Dean
University Video Network (UVN):
Our Music & Media Service Area, located on the 2nd floor, east
wing, can transmit videotapes and DVDs directly to more than 200 classrooms
and lecture halls on campus through the University Video Network (UVN).
Nearly every general use classroom on campus is equipped with a television
monitor or projector connected to the UVN. The instructor is in complete
command by using the classroom telephone as the remote control (including
play, fast-forward, stop, rewind and pause). Technical back-up support
is available during all class hours. Music & Media has more than
8,300 videotapes and DVDs available for classroom viewing over the
UVN. The material spans a wide variety of subjects ranging from historical
documentaries to notable speeches, from Hollywood releases to Shakespeare.
Faculty can schedule University Video Network classroom showings by
calling (818) 677-2211 or by following the instructions described
on the following web page: http://library.csun.edu/Library_Services/medsked.html.
Best Seller Collection:
The Library now offers a best seller collection based on the Los
Angeles Times fiction and non-fiction best seller lists. The
Friends of the Oviatt Library are generously supporting this new service.
The collection is located just west of the 1st floor, Reference Desk
and is available for check out to all Library card holders. The Best
Seller Collection will be updated throughout the year.
Teacher Curriculum Center (TCC):
The Teacher Curriculum Center features a collection of teacher-oriented
materials. It is located on the Lower Level of the Oviatt Library
building, Room 26 (enter by using the stairwell near the Library Reference
Desk on the 1st floor.) Included in the TCC’s collection are
selected California state-adopted textbooks, the Sharon Fogarty Young
Readers' Collection of children’s literature, CD-ROMs, educational
games, curriculum guides, recordings, videotapes, and DVDs. Local
area teachers may check out items by purchasing a special user card.
Go to http://library.csun.edu/Collections/TCC/
for more information.
Special Services for Persons with Disabilities:
The Library and Students with Disabilities Resources have equipped
four assistive technology rooms, located on the 1st floor, west wing,
with a wide range of sophisticated hardware and software designed
to increase access to Library resources for CSUN students with disabilities.
In addition, wheelchair-accessible computer terminals and workstations
are available throughout the Library to all persons with disabilities.
A telephone and TTY keyboard for individuals who are hearing impaired
is available next to the bottom of the Library’s first floor
"down" escalator. Also, Library information, for those who
are hearing impaired, is available via the Library’s TTY number
(818) 677-7696. If you have any questions about Library services available
to persons with disabilities please go to http://library.csun.edu/Library_Services/disabled.html
or inquire at the 1st floor, Reference Desk. In addition, all Library
personnel will be happy to assist you should you need help in accessing
Library materials.
October 2005
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