Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology
School of Communication Information and Library Science
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Phone: (203) 392-5781
Fax: (203) 392-5780
Email: LibScienceIT@SouthernCT.edu
Web: http://www.scsu.ctstateu.edu/~lscwww/

Mary E. Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chairperson
Information Science
Brown@SouthernCT.edu

CONTENTS:
Special Information for Students Applying into the Programs
Faculty email address and phone numbers
Advisement
Department resources
Undeclared Track (MLS matriculates)
Style Manual
Deadlines
Parking Permit
University ID
Graduate Student Affairs Committee
Planned Programs
Rotation Schedules
Certification
Advisors

Department Listserv

Beginning Fall 2000, the department will host a listserv as a mechanism for increasing communication and exchange of ideas and information among students and between students and the department. To subscribe to the list, send a message to libraryscience-request@lists.southernct.edu with the word 'subscribe' in the body. To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to the same address with the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. The e-mail address of the list is libraryscience@lists.southernct.edu. An e-mail sent to this address will be sent out to everyone on the list.

Technical Center

The Technical Center supports the instructional programs of the Department and includes rooms: BU 417, 420, 422, 423, 424.

Department resources are supplemented and enhanced by an array of support services provided by the university:

• The Department does not maintain a separate library; resources and services are provided by the Hilton C. Buley Library.
• In addition to our own computer resources, various other university labs are available. For example, on the third floor of Buley Library, the Learning Resource Center and Macintosh Laboratory are available for use by all students with a current/valid student ID. Other computer resources are located in Jennings Hall which houses the university computer center.

Technical Center Staff

The Center is supervised by Stanley Walonoski. Graduate Assistants are assigned to the Center. They report to the Technical Center Supervisor and perform assigned tasks in service to the Department.

BU 417­General Service/Microcomputer Lab

This area is used as the service point for the Technical Center and as an extension of the Department Office.

Resources

• University
  http://www.scsu.ctstateu.edu
• Department
  http://www.scsu.ctstateu.edu/~lscwww/
• Jobline
  http://scsu.ctstateu.edu/~jobline
• Online Courses
  http://www.onlineCSU.ctstateu.edu
• Buley Library
  http://library.scsu.ctstateu.edu

Services

• Laboratory experiences for library science and instructional technology courses. Arrangements are made by faculty with the Center Supervisor.
• Independent use of microcomputers.
• General assistance in using the facilities and resources is available from Graduate Assistants who are students enrolled in the Department. Although their level of expertise will usually be sufficient to help you, they are not computer experts.

Policy

• The Technical Center serves students enrolled in programs and courses offered by the Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology.
• During the semester, The Center is open from 8:30-10:00 pm Monday through Thursday; 8:30-4:30 pm on Friday. Saturday hours are generally 9:00-2:00 pm. Please call (203) 392-6228 for confirmation of Saturday hours. Summer hours vary.
• Microcomputers
  1. Software may not be duplicated.
  2. No new software may be added to a hard disk nor changes made in what has been installed by the Technical Center staff without authorization from the Supervisor. Students are expected to supply their own diskettes for data storage. No files are to be saved to the hard drive.
  3. Use is limited to program-related activities including course and resume preparation.
  4. No work may be produced for other organizations or students and friends.
  5. Eating or drinking is not permitted near computer equipment.
• No eating, drinking or smoking is permitted in Buley Library. The university student center is a short walk across campus.
• A telephone is located in BU 417. The phone is not for student use. Emergency: university police­extension 888 or 392-5375. There are pay phones located on the ground floor.
• Complaints, suggestions and the need to repair equipment should be made to the Technical Center Supervisor.

Online CD-ROM

To the extent possible, online experiences are integrated into courses that deal with subject matter. Although you may spend varying amounts of time relating to online searching and CD-ROM in class, specific amounts of time are designated for "hands on" experiences [per student]. The availability of CD-ROM in Buley Library and the Department's Technical Center allows for almost unlimited practice.

CD-ROM Available in Technical Center, BU 417

• Bibliofile
• ERIC
• OCLC CAT CD450
• Ulrich's Plus

BU 420-MacIntosh Laboratory Resources

Macintosh micros, a scanner and a laser printer. The Department has a wide variety of software (word processing, graphics, hypermedia, etc.) Some computers have access to the World Wide Web via Netscape and access to the Internet via the SCSU Vax.

BU 423-Production Lab/Classroom Resources

Services

Policy

• Scheduled courses have priority in this facility.
• Instructional faculty assume responsibility for maintaining order and cleanliness during class sessions.
• Students may use the facility when classes are not in session. You assume responsibility for order and cleanliness of the room.
• Students will be asked to leave their I.D. while they use this facility.
• Refer to statements under BU 417.