ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTERS
TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS
SERVICES
Information Systems and Operations Services develops, maintains, and
implements computer systems that are needed for the University's
administrative functions. University databases and standards are
designed, implemented, and maintained to insure integrity,
confidentiality, and effectiveness of information systems. Information
Systems and Operations Services provides training and support in the use
of administrative systems, and day-to-day operational services.
LIBRARY SERVICES
Library Services provides a variety of print and non-print materials to
meet the information needs of students and their faculty. Over 1.7
million items are in the library collection, including over 356,000 books,
66,300 bound volumes of periodicals, 306,800 government publications,
993,000 microforms, and 7,300 audiovisual titles. The library subscribes
to over 5,000 current periodicals and serials and a variety of electronic
databases. Some of these are full text and full image databases such as
UMI's Business Periodicals OnDisc which is housed locally and IAC's
Expanded Academic Index ASAP which is accessed through Internet. The
library's LAN can be remotely accessed by students located off campus.
The library also provides easy Gopher and World Wide Web Access to
Internet information resources throughout the world.
NETWORKING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES
Networking and Telecommunications plans, develops, maintains and
implements programs and services that meet the needs of the University's
requirements in voice, data, video and local area networks. In
particular, support is provided for Internet access, Novell networks,
long-distance phone services, electronic mail and, in general, access to
network-based information services.
USER TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES
User Training and Support Services provides a wide array of services to
the campus. Among these are a Help Desk for computing support, computing
desktop support, instructional technology support for classrooms and labs,
lab support, software instruction and training, multimedia development,
distance education, research computing consulting, satellite services,
video services, office automation support, photographic services, graphics
services, and PC hardware and software maintenance and support.
TEXTBOOKS
The University provides basic textbooks for undergraduate students on a
rental basis. The rental cost is included as a part of the fees students
pay for registration each semester. Textbooks may be purchased from
Textbook Rental, located in Moraine Hall. Graduate students are required
to purchase their textbooks from the University Bookstore and are not
assessed a rental fee. Students can expect to purchase some supplemental
books and non-reusable materials such as workbooks and supplies.
OTHER LEARNING MATERIALS
In addition to the wide variety of information available in the library,
several other collections of teaching and learning materials are available
on campus. Many departments and academic programs have small libraries of
periodicals or reference works for use by students, who may receive
information at their major department.
The College of Arts and Communication provides a Music Listening Center
and Art Slide Library, along with a collection of sheet music, in the
Center of the Arts. In the Carlson Building, the College of Business and
Economics maintains the Beattie Collection of current periodicals and
reference works relating to subjects taught in that college.
The Wisconsin Instructional Technology Resource Center (WITRC) is located
in the College of Education on the first floor of Winther Hall. The
Resource Center contains a state-of-the-art instructional technology
software collection and the latest developments in multi-media technology.
Finally, various University offices, for example, Career Services and the
University Health and Counseling Services, have collections of information
dealing with their functions.
UW-Whitewater Undergraduate Bulletin - 1995-1997
Office of the Registrar
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