Consulting Rooms

Room Description

The two consulting rooms provide a space for Arc staff to assist faculty in planning digital projects. This includes advice on scanning techniques and standards, organization and description of data, and access options (database selection and content development).

Each consulting room contains a Windows computer and a scanner (Room A: HP ScanJet 4850, Room B: HP ScanJet ADF and Nikon Coolscan 5000 film and slide scanner with an SF-210 multi-slide feeder). The software found on the general machines is complemented by the addition of graphics editing and other specialized software.

Each room contains a TV and can be used for DVD and VHS video viewing by groups when the rooms are not being used for consulting. Room A contains a NTSC and PAL VHS player and a multi-region DVD player. Room B contains a NTSC-only VHS player, multi-region DVD player, and a GoVideo VHS to DVD burner.

Reservation Procedures

The Consulting Rooms may be reserved by students, faculty, and staff requiring the unique capabilities of thse spaces for up to three hours. You can reserve a consulting room using the web-based form. For more information, see the Arc's general Reservation Procedures.

Software List

Microsoft Windows XP
Adobe Design Premium Suite CS3 (Acrobat 8 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, Flash CS3 Video Encoder, Illustrator CS3, InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3)
Camtasia Studio 4 (Room A only)
Datastream (Room B only)
Endnote 9
Flash Player
Google Desktop
HP scanner software
InMedia Presentations Inc (Room B only)
Internet Explorer 7
MathCad
MatLab
Mozilla 2
Nikon Scan 4 (Room B only)
Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Groove, Infopath, OneNote)
QuickTime Player 7
RealPlayer
Roxio Creator Plus
Sawtooth Software (Room A only)
SSH Secure Shell Client
Windows Movie Maker