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Media Services Center
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Muntz Hall 113
Phone (513) 745-5717
8:00 am - 10:00 pm, Monday - Thursday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday
8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Saturday
Russ Taylor, Media Technology Analyst |e-mail
Emmanuel Akama-Dibo, Media Technology Analyst | e-mail
Neil Sharrow, Media Technology Analyst | e-mail

The Media Services Center exists to facilitate the use of audiovisual technologies for instruction in the classroom.  We also provide media support for College events, and groups from outside who rent the College’s facilities.

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Media Equipment Scheduling & Support:

Classroom Use
All classrooms are equipped with traditional overhead projectors for showing transparencies. Computer labs have permanently installed LCD data/media projectors. .  All classrooms in SAHB and the Pavilions, and some in Muntz, include a computer with DVD drive, VCR and media projector.  Other types of media equipment can be provided upon request.

Faculty may schedule any media equipment for classroom delivery either in person at the Media Support Office in Muntz 113, by calling the eMedia Communications department at (513) 745-5717, by fax at (513) 936-7135, or by e-mail
(Please be aware that equipment for classroom use must be requested directly by the faculty member; we do not accept requests from students.)

Please make your requests at least 24 hours in advance. Every effort is made to deliver and set up equipment in a state of readiness for use when class begins, with no warm-up time or buttons to push. Equipment will be retrieved by eMedia personnel at the end of class. For faculty who are not familiar with the use of media equipment, brief tutorials are available on request.

Media equipment available to faculty for classroom delivery includes:

Circulating (Check-out) Equipment
Some types of media equipment may also be checked out to faculty for off-campus use. Equipment available includes laptop computers, digital still cameras, data/media projectors, cassette recorders, laser pointers and more. Requests for checkout of equipment should be made well in advance, as supplies are limited and requests cannot always be accommodated. The standard circulation period is 5 days, with one renewal permitted. Equipment is picked up and dropped off in the Media Support Office (Muntz 113).

Special Events
eMedia Communications also offers media support and staging for special events on campus, such as guest lectures and performances, recognition and graduation ceremonies. Because the logistics of such events can unexpectedly become quite complicated, we urge you to involve us at the earliest possible stage in planning.

Classroom Design and Planning
We provide consultation and recommendations when new or renovated teaching spaces are being planned, including aspects of room design, functionality and media systems.

Distance Learning & Interactive Technologies
 A wide array of services supporting distance learning, andio and video teleconferencing and interactive learning are available through eMedia Communications. Program materials for video telecourses are licensed, duplicated, and distributed to students enrolled in the courses. Our staff is experienced at licensing, logistical and technical arrangements for audio teleconferences, satellite videoconferences and interactive videoconferences. The Media Production Office can assist with the preparation of interactive and web-based materials such as podcasts and streaming audio and video of lectures and presentations.

Media Recording & Duplication
Faculty may request the recording of programs from radio and television broadcasts, cable TV and satellite channels for instructional purposes. Educational fair-use guidelines exist for instructional use of such copyrighted material; in addition, some programs offer additional rights. Our professional staff can help you determine how such materials can be used and what the limits are. Facilities are also available for small-scale duplication of media items such as audiocassettes, videocassettes, DVDs and CDs, provided the necessary copyright clearances have been obtained.

Media Software Collection
The College maintains a varied and growing collection of audiovisual media resources in open Library stacks (Muntz 117). These resources are acquired through the eMedia Communications department, and are jointly managed by the Library and eMedia personnel. The collection primarily consists of DVDs and VHS videocassettes. While most of these materials are only available for classroom or library use, some items may be checked out by faculty for home preview or off-campus instructional use. It is possible to search the media holdings in the College collection using the UCLID database in any of the University of Cincinnati Libraries, or from your home or office by using a UC network connection to connect to the UCLID web page.