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Scheduling
As of August 2005,
Media Lab programs are circulated via the Library's Circulation Desk. The
Media Lab itself is adjacent. The media collection includes audiocassettes, compact discs,
CD-ROM's, DVD's, and videotapes. The collection is for the use of campus
faculty, staff and students. Students may not check out media items for home use,
but may
view them in the Media Lab.
 | Locate media programs by subject, author or title in the
OPAC (Online Public Access
Catalog).
Media programs
in the Diablo
Valley College collection are also listed in
the OPAC (select the appropriate search option). Faculty may request use of these materials
via the CCC Media Lab staff.
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| Locate media programs by broad subject
area (e.g. Anthropology) in the printed subject index (updated annually).
There is a copy of this
index on the counter in the Media Lab. It is also available online as a PDF
file Media Subject List.
(You will need Acrobat Reader to view this document -- you can download it for
free from
Adobe.) |
| Faculty may schedule the use of specific programs in person,
by telephone, or email.
 | Email requests must allow for
24-hours lead time. Look for a reply email containing confirmation (or
regrets, if program is unavailable).
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| Schedule programs as far in advance as is practical to ensure
availability. Last-minute requests may find the needed title reserved or already in use by
another instructor.
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| When ordering,
provide program title, call number, date(s) needed, user name,
& office or home phone number.
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| Faculty need to pick up and return media materials to the
Media Lab.
| Please do NOT send them via campus mail. |
| EVENING instructors may return programs via a dropbox behind
the counter in Admissions & Records in H-42. They may also arrange for delivery to
this box, if necessary.
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| OVERDUES/RENEWALS: Please do not
expect to hold over a program beyond its scheduled use date. Returning media
items on their due dates assures availability to students who may have missed
class, and to other faculty members who may need to use the same program. If
you need to extend your usage dates, please call the Media Lab to check that
it is okay.
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| Faculty are responsible for the programs checked out to them.
Please DO NOT LEAVE MEDIA ITEMS UNATTENDED in a classroom or your office. You will be
billed for the replacement of materials damaged or lost through negligence.
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| DVC or LMC Titles: The scheduling process is the same,
except that items from the other colleges may not be available for scheduling as far ahead
of time. Allow at least 2 days of travel time through the District mail service. |
Some educational films are available on a free-loan basis;
others require a rental fee. Depending on the current budget, rental fees may be
paid by Media Services, or by the requesting instructor's department. Company
catalogs and locator guides may be available from Media Lab or the Media
Librarian.
| All requests must be placed
through the Media Librarian (even if a division or department is paying the rental
fee, many companies require library involvement). |
| If the requesting
instructor's department is paying the rental fee, it is
imperative to have the PRIOR approval
of the department chairperson. |
| If Media Services is paying
the rental fee, the request
must be placed through the Media Librarian. Otherwise, the
instructor automatically assumes
personal responsibility for the item as well as the
payment obligation.
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| Allow 3-4 weeks between ordering and use. |
| DUE DATES: Rentals have specific show and return dates. If
unable to use a rental on its scheduled date, please check immediately with the Media Lab
re: obtaining an extension (which may or may not be possible).
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Faculty input is essential for good collection development.
Please contact the Media Librarian if
you have a particular need or suggestion.
| Any program costing over $100 must be previewed for purchase
evaluation. |
| The preview policies of most distributors do not permit the
classroom use of preview copies, so unless otherwise noted, previews must be viewed in the
Media Lab. |
Faculty may send students to the Media Lab to view/listen to
specific titles as part of a class assignment.
| Media staff can provide each student with a verification slip
as proof that he/she checked out a specific title.
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| Check that the required title(s) are available before making
an assignment.
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| Staff can assist students to locate materials and will show
them how to use the equipment, but cannot presume to tell students what an instructor's
assignment is, or how to do it. Such questions will be referred back to the instructor.
Please make your students aware of this, to head off potential frustration.
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| Request a listing in the RESERVE NOTEBOOK if you know ahead
of time that you will be making a specific assignment &/or will be using a many
different programs throughout the semester. This listing can include instructions to
obtain a verification slip, to match programs with text chapters, etc.
| Reserve items may be CCC-owned or personal copies of the
instructor placed in the Media Lab temporarily.
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| Please allow 1-2 days for processing BEFORE sending students
to the Media Lab. |
Last updated
28 August 2008 |
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