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WELCOME TO THE
INTERACTIVE MEDIA CENTER

The Interactive Media Center of the University Library supports the creation of multimedia projects and the digital design of presentations, publications and Web sites. This is the only place on campus to accomplish activities such as assisted Web design, digital recording and editing, sophisticated image editing, creation of PDF files, and the use of analog to digital audio and video for research, instruction, publication and student activities.

Special Announcement
About IMC Schedule

The Interactive Media Center will have limited services between the dates of July 25 and August 3. Please note that-

  • There will be no staffing at this time
  • Camera, camcorders, tripods, and related equipment will not be available for checkout or return
    • Please plan accordingly if you need to pickup or return equipment during this period
  • There will be limited availability of other equipment through the Circulation desk

 

The Interactive Media Center is open to all University students, faculty, and staff on a walk-in basis. The IMC is not open to the public. Assistance is usually available on request. However, we recommend that you plan ahead and contact us for an appointment.

The hardware includes both PC and Mac computers, MIDI devices, scanners, color and black and white printers, and audio/video digitizing equipment.

A collection of sophisticated software features Web editors, audio and video applications, image editors, DVD burning tools, and much more.

The IMC offers many instructional opportunities, including a large number of free classes. Topics include image and OCR scanning, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, HTML & CSS, and audio and video editing.

The audio/visual playback area supports a multitude of formats including earlier formats such as phonographs to providing the latest world-wide video support for VHS and DVD.

NOT IN THE IMC:

The IMC does not provide access to Microsoft Word. The Word Viewer is available to print and view text documents. We encourage you to use other resources on campus or your own computer to perform word processing.

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A student working on a project in the IMC
A student working on a project in the IMC

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IMC News Item

The Interactive Media Center has Canon digital camcorders available for checkout to Library patrons in good standing. This equipment is our newest purchase to support the recording of content that can then be edited here or outside the IMC. A complete list of list of equipment available is on our Tools page.

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