2008-09 Catalog - Saint Mary's College of California

Academic Officers and ServicesLibrary services include a four-week borrowing period (with renewals);a reserves collection for high-use materials and faculty-required readingoutside of class, interlibrary borrowing and document delivery services;information and research assistance; Internet and research instructionsessions for classes, groups, and individuals; self-serve photocopiers; convenientdisplay of current periodicals for browsing and reading; a small“best sellers” collection for student recreational reading; and informativeexhibits and displays. The extensive research libraries of the nearbyUniversity of California at Berkeley are also available to Saint Mary’sstudents and faculty for on-site use at no charge.The library, incorporating the College archives, also has several specialcollections including the Albert T. Shine, Jr. Collection on California andWestern Americana and a collection focusing on the life, work, andinfluence of Cardinal Newman, including the Oxford Movement(1833 –1845), the First Vatican Council (1869 –1870), and the Kulturkampf(1871–1890), which involved church-state conflict in Germany,Austria and Switzerland. Also located in Saint Albert Hall is the Libraryfor Lasallian Studies, a collection by and about Saint John Baptist deLa Salle, the founder of the Christian Brothers teaching order and the17th century French religious and political environment in which theorder was created.Computer and TechnologyServices (CaTS)The Saint Mary’s computer network is built upon the foundation of ahigh-speed fiber-optic network infrastructure that extends throughoutthe campus. This network links faculty and staff offices, student computerlaboratories, electronically enhanced classrooms, residence halls andthe library, and is also accessible to students, faculty and staff via theInternet when off-campus.A variety of computer and network resources are available to all membersof the Saint Mary’s community. Computer classrooms and laboratories inGaraventa Hall, Brousseau Hall, Galileo Hall, the School of Education, andseveral remote campus sites are outfitted with a variety of software programsto aid in instruction. Online course work and information can alsobe shared by faculty and students via the campus network and the Internet.ResNet, the residential computer network, is available to all studentsliving in the residence halls for connection to their personal computers.Drop-in student computer labs are located in the Saint Albert Hall libraryand in designated computer classrooms in Garaventa Hall. Help Desk servicesare accessible by phone or walk-in, and laptop computers are availablefor students to borrow and use outside of the lab facilities. CaTS alsoprovides full e-mail services and high-speed access to the World WideWeb from the College network and ResNet. Class registration, courseavailability, unofficial transcripts, grades and other up-to-date informationare available to students online through GaelXpress. CaTS Web Servicesalso publishes SMCnet, the College intranet site, www.stmarys-ca.edu,the official Saint Mary’s College website, and provides support for theweb publishing and web services needs of the College community.Chief Technology OfficerThe chief technology officer (CTO) coordinates and manages theCollege’s Office of Computer and Technology Services, which includesadministrative computing, desktop computing, computer networkingand network infrastructure, instructional technology and digital librarysupport, web services and Internet connection, media equipment andservices and telephone services. The CTO is responsible for technologyplanning and budgeting, in accordance with the College’s missionand strategic plans, and for purchasing all technology equipment. Withthe guidance of the Technology Advisory Committee and the Regents’Technology Committee, the CTO is responsible for development andimplementation of technology policies and procedures, as well as assessmentof the effectiveness of technology services.Saint Mary’s College has developed a wide variety of computer-basedresources to support campus communication, information disseminationservices, and the curricular and research activities of faculty and students.These resources are installed, developed and maintained by CaTS.Media ServicesMedia Services is a department of the Client Services Group (the primarycustomer contact organization of CaTS). It provides and maintains mediaequipment in support of instructional, student and business activities ofthe College, as well as events and conferences. This department alsoprovides some support for the development and promotion of instructionalmedia by students, faculty and staff.The Media Services Center, located on the second floor of the librarybuilding, makes multimedia development systems available to theCollege community and offers training and assistance to faculty andstudents in the areas of digital video editing, computer image scanningand manipulation transfer of materials from analog to digital format, andmedia support services for all venues across campus.Media Services staff manages all requests involving scheduling and deliveryof media equipment to all venues on the campus. The professionalstaff plans, supports and maintains instructional media systems installedin classrooms and labs; they also provide training for all members of thecampus community in the use of the college’s media equipment.For further information, see http://media_cats_.stmarys-ca.edu.25