The Shores Building, Home of the FSU School of Library & Information Studies
 

Facilities

The School is one of the few North American Colleges of information studies to have a separate facility. The Louis Shores Building houses all the classrooms, plus laboratories for cataloging, computers, conservation and preservation, audiovisual production, photography, and television production.

Mary Alice Hunt Learning Laboratories

Personnel

Two full-time personnel, the LAN manager and the computer support specialist are available to assist students, faculty and staff. In addition, six laboratory assistants are on duty in the evenings, weekends, and various hours during the day.

Hours

Equipment

The School has a vast array of equipment purchased for student use. Students are encouraged to use such equipment for not only course work, but also for personal use. It is the faculty's and lab manager's hope that students will become familiar with, if not adept, at using the various types of equipment. Currently the lab will loan the student: VHS VCR (with monitor), BETAMAX, VCR, Camcorders, Epson Video Projectors, Sharp Video Projectors, Editing Suites, 16mm Movie Projectors, Overhead Projectors, Filmstrip Projectors, Kodak Slide Projectors, Projection Screens, Titler, 35mm still camera, Opaque Projectors, Filmloop Projectors, Cassette Tape Recorders, Recording Suites, PA systems, record players, microphones, InFocus LCD Panels, and Macintosh Dukane. Individuals using School equipment are financially liable for any damage to equipment.

An "Equipment Request Form" can be obtained from Lab personnel, or in the form box located in the computer Lab.

Policies

The laboratory facilities and equipment are intended for use by IS students enrolled in one or more IS classes only. Food and beverages are not permitted in the computer labs or near other computers or equipment. The Guidelines for Use of Campus Computer and Network Resources, the Florida State University's official regulations regarding the proper and improper use of computing resources, must be followed.

Print Resources

Manuals are located in the Lab, and are available for software applications, OCLC, DIALOG, and other online services, as well as for the Job File.

Instructional Resources

A series of "How to/Hands On" workshops are offered in the lab and is coordinated through the Lab Instructor's Office. Topics include the Internet, World Wide Web, LAN access, and various software applications. Workshops are announced on the School listserv.

Security

Classrooms and labs on the second floor of the Shores Building, all exterior doors to the library on the first floor, and room 010 on the ground floor are protected by an alarm system. This systems automatically notifies FSU police if an attempt is made to break in. The alarm is turned off during normal lab and library hours, and activated when they are closed.

Last updated: June 19, 2009 by Naya-Darice Ramos