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Services and Special Events Unit provides media services
for the support of academic courses and special events
using media on or off campus.
UCSC Identification with a current quarter
sticker is required to check out any equipment from the
Media Checkout Facility by faculty, staff, or students.
Reservations for equipment are strongly encouraged. All
equipment is available on a first come, first served basis
and can be borrowed for up to three working days. Equipment
may be reserved by calling 459-2117.
A two-week loss of check out privileges
will be accessed to students on any overdue returned equipment.
Borrowers are responsible for damages and replacement costs
at current equipment market value.
Academic Support (Free Use Services)
- A course is defined as being
listed in the schedule of classes, having a class number,
meeting at the time and general assignment location
listed and having a mandatory attendance of students. (A
special event is defined as any event or support request
that does not fit the Academic Support criteria specified
herein.)
- Course requests for equipment delivery
and/or student staffing to help with media and computer
display presentations require two working days notice.
- Both check out equipment and classroom
installed equipment are provided for courses during the
academic year (Fall, Winter, Spring Quarters, and for fourth
quarter Summer Courses).
- Students may use media equipment from
the Media Check Out Facility for course projects when
authorized in writing by the instructor. These forms may
be downloaded using the link above to obtain this authorization
from the faculty member. Alternatively, the faculty
member may submit a class list, either printed or electronic,
to the Front Desk Coordinator for the current academic
quarter in lieu of individual Faculty Authorization Forms.
- Instructors and students, may use permanently
installed classroom media equipment as part of course work
and academic instruction.
Additional Academic Services
(Fee for Service)
- Scantron
test scoring service for academic placement exams,
mid-quarter evaluations, midterms and finals will be completed
in two working days.
- Video production, both professional staff
and student staff camcorder shoots, off air recording, tape
transfers, and duplication services. Production activities
require two working days notice and are subject to current
workload.
- Materials (e.g. film, videotape, audiotape,
and batteries) associated with special events, course instruction,
non-course instruction, and production.
-Teleconference, Videoconference,
UCSC TV (cable casting) and Video Streaming, these activities
require five working days notice and are subject to current
workload. |
