What is the HSL Multimedia Development Lab?

The Multimedia Development Lab is a work space for creating presentations,
websites, tutorials, analog to digital conversions, and any other visual
and/or audio projects you can think of. The MDL comes equipped with three
PCs, one Mac, two flatbed scanners, a slide scanner, a multi-CD duplicator
tower, and a VHS video converter. For software, there is Adobe Creative
Suite 3 (Acrobat Professional, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Indesign,
and Photoshop), MS Office 2003. We also have software to convert your
media for online use, be it web pages or video streaming.

Why do we need a Multimedia Development Lab?

By far the most important aspect of any project today is the ability for it
to be used in a digital format. At the MDL, we provide you with equipments
to digitize documents, pictures, or even x-rays so they can be shared
electronically. Even older outdated media formats can be digitized and
updated to be of use again, e.g. image slides and old VHS. On any given
project, even a simple presentation, many different resources are used in
its creation. At the MDL, we have everything you need in one area on the
South Campus so you can finish a project from beginning to end.

Who can use the Multimedia Development Lab?

Any UB faculty, staff, or students can use the MDL. Please contact Lori
Widzinski (829-3900 x138) or Chris Cheung (829-3900 x139) for access.

Where is the MDL located?

The MDL is located in the Digital Media Resources Center in the basement of
the Health Sciences Library.

When is the MDL open?

The MDL is open Monday to Friday 8:30 to 5:00.

The Early Fall 2009 issue of The Periodical, the newsletter of
UB’s Health Sciences Library, is now available at:
http://library.buffalo.edu/hsl/about/periodical.html

Contents:

FALL 2009 WORKSHOPS

STUDY AREAS AT HSL

ROSWELL PARK DEATH MASK ON DISPLAY

MEDICAL VIDEOS AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE VIEWING

OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL ARTICLES:
Why You Can Get the Full Text of Some Articles But Not
Others Articles in a Single Issue of an Online Journal

EVERYBODY NEEDS FRIENDS
And the Health Sciences Library is No Exception!

WRITING A PAPER?
Here is an Online Guide to Citing Sources

TOP 100 JOURNALS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

EBSCO has released an information portal for influenza information. The site is free and is broken down into sections for the clinician, for nurses and consumer health information for patients. It includes information on the flu, avian flu and H1N1.

The site can be found here.