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Show nov. 10, 1972 resource center to televise, video tape today's activities by robert 1. judson When Dr. Joseph L. Bishop is inaugurated as the seventh president of Weber State College, many local, state, and national dignitaries will be in attendance.But, many lesser known, yet equally interested people will not be able to attend the event in the Fine Arts Center today. For these people, the electricity of the Inauguration would be lost in the black and white of the newspapers, if not for WSC's Learning Resource Center. This center, under the direction of Dean Parry Wilson, is planning to video tape the Inauguration, and thus preserve the true flavor of the event for years to come. Using two cameras set up in the FAC Auditorium, the LRC will also be able to televise the event as it happens, in addition to preserving it for later reference.The live broadcast will be carried on campus in the Howell Library, room 203 of the library, and in the main library lobby, according to assistant dean of the LRC, Dr. Bill Daehling. Actually, the televising of Dr. Bishop's Inauguration is only one of many special services that the LRC provides from its downstairs library location. In a nutshell, the center's functions include the distribution, production, and development of all non-print materials of the campus. v The distribution function includes the dispensing of films, tapes, and slides to the various departments of the college. Usually, the faculty members "book" this material for use in their classes, but the materials are also available for student use. Films and projectors used in the college classrooms are checked out and distributed from the LRC. The center has built up a good collection of these films for on campus use since it began collecting them three , ...... M : I years ago. Films are kept in a "freeze locker" in the library basement at a temperature of 65 degrees with 50 per cent humidity. Besides the films that are purchased for on campus use, the LRC has collected various other films on an "exchange" basis. For example, the LRS receives Canadian Travel Films at no charge, and in exchange, the center provides data as to how much use these films get. Unlike the "on campus" films, these films can leave campus, and can be used by various clubs and civic groups as the need arises. Another function of the LRC is production. This service is strictly for faculty use. Any non-print material, such as slides, audio and visual tapes, films, or visuals that a faculty member needs is produced in this area, so, the LRC serves the faculty as an instructional tool. Thus, instructional development is another valuable service function of the LRC. The center writes and designs the projects and outlines the procedures for faculty members using visual aids in their courses of instruction.Members of the mathematics, family life, office administration, manufacturing, business administration and botany departments used the instructional development function of the LRC in efforts to improve their courses last year. After these projects are put into use, the LRC compiles a list of the basic objectives of the department and evaluates the success of the production. Through the efforts of Dr. Daehling and Reece Parker, the value of the project is determined by noting whether or not the student achieves all that he should in lieu of the department's objectives. A current example of a LRC produced project is the "tape tours" being used by the library. This project is now in the "test signpost phase" according to Dr. Daehling, and will be evaluated as to its effectiveness at the end of this quarter. Besides audio aids like the "tape tours," graphics and design play a vital role in college courses at Weber State. This year the LRC has a full-time artist for graphic design in Karen Wimmer. She is currently working on animated transparencies for a human sexuality course. Ms. Wimmer has also prepared many overlays being used in various departments this year. Another video production, moving pictures, takes place in the television studio. Two new cameras have recently been acquired, to aid in the televising of the various projects produced in the studio. Next to the studio is the television control room. When the cameras are in operation, their signals can be fed back to this room and video taped if need be. In this room the decisions will be made as to what views will be included on the video tape of Dr. Bishop's Inauguration.During the televising of this event, the television cameras will send their signals back to the television control room. Here, the signals will go through a process amplifier which can delete any static from the signal. Then the pictures will be sent to the various stations of the library where the cable televisions have been set up. Another interesting unit in the television control room is a cassett-like video tape cartridge. This unit is similar to the common cassette recording cartridge only it is video tape, not only audio, and it is three times larger. (It is on these units that Dr. Bishop's Inaugura- r . . i , r - . - ... . i V i ' ' w V tion will be retained.) The tapes can be edited as necessary, then rerun on television screens later as the need arises. The LRC has eight playback units for these tapes, and two new Sony record and play back units that can be used. A new innovation in the offing is the microwave program, currently in use by the University of Utah and Utah State University. With Weber State in the middle of these two schools, it could, if the plans are completed, pick up the signals from the two universities.If done, a physics class taught at the University of Utah could symposium to reveal Wsc of tomorrow' by jay oberg The opening event of today's inaugural activities is the Symposium scheduled for 10 a.m. at the FAC Auditorium. "This symposium sets the tone for the Inauguration by its 'Look To The Future' aspect," said Louis A. Gladwcll. Director of Information Service. The Symposium will consist of a panel of faculty discussing, "Weber State College -- Utah's Total College Looks To The page 7 I . , - : . 1 1 4 be televised by microwave to Weber State, and students could enroll for the course here. Thus, the "old idea" of television courses could return to Weber State in t&e near future. One new service performed by the . LRC that is more obvious to students this fall has been the installation of remote control projectors in the 10 big lecture halls of the Science Building.Now an instructor can manipulate the projector (in the back of the room) with controls (in the front of the room) as he lectures. In all, the LRC is a producing, distributing, instructing, analizing service to the college that many times goes unnoticed. But, you'd notice it if it wasn't there. It's a teaching aid, and a lot more. Future." Panelists include Dr. Lawrence C. Evens, School of Arts, Letters and Science; Dr. Charles D. Lein, School of Business; Dr. Jean T. Kunz, School of Education; and Dr. John H. McDonald. Health Occupations. "Dr. Jean B. White from Political Science will be the moderator," said Gladwell. Gladwell also said. "Those interested in what the future .might hold for WSC should find the Symposium notonh stimulating but informatix e." |