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  Even older outdated media formats can be digitized and updated to be of use again, e.g. image slides and old VHS.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 Multimedia Development Lab?

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

When is Multimedia Development Lab open?

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

Sale begins at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27th and runs through Monday, November 2nd

First Floor, Health Sciences Library

Books in nearly all Health and Biomedical Sciences areas will be available.

Also included are a selection of books from the natural sciences, social sciences, law, business, and the humanities PLUS best sellers and popular non-fiction.

Proceeds from this sale will help fund future purchases for the Health Sciences Library collections.

BUY EARLY FOR THE BEST SELECTION!!

Please bring $1 bills since change may not be available.

The University Libraries regretfully submit the following list of periodicals, serials, microform subscriptions, and databases that we will cut from our collections during this year.  The majority of these cancellations will go into effect January, 2010.  Some full-text content will still be available through alternative means of access, including via third-party (database) providers.  Please see our list of electronic journals to check the availability of any particular title.  Fortunately, we were able to avoid even deeper cuts by continuing to shift print subscriptions over to electronic access wherever possible. This shift to online versions typically saves only a modest amount of subscription costs, but avoids significant processing, binding, and storage costs.

List of Cancellations (HTML)

Decisions were made following consultation with appropriate and associated schools and individual faculty.  Such cuts are necessitated by the inability of the Libraries’ acquisitions budget to cover the rising costs of scholarly information and by the need to cull lesser-used materials in order to buy new items that are in high demand.  This list is multidisciplinary and arranged in alphabetical order by title.  While it does not come easily or naturally to us to cancel subscriptions, we feel that we have been able to work our way through a difficult budgetary year doing only minimal damage to the collections on which you depend.  Further, we are confident that efficient interlibrary loan and purchase-on-demand capabilities that have been greatly enhanced in recent years by computer technologies allow us to compensate quickly when you need something we do not own. On behalf of the Libraries, I would like to thank you for your continuing support, cooperation, and input.  If you have questions or concerns regarding individual titles, please contact Austin Booth habooth@buffalo.edu, 645-2814 ext 422.

Stephen Roberts, Associate Vice President for University Libraries

Better stuff, better bargains, and our best fundraising effort yet. This year we raised $2400 for UB’s Campaign for the Community. The proceeds will be split between this year’s designated charities – the Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network, and Northwest Buffalo Community Health Center.

Thank you to all who donated merchandise, bought items, and the huge efforts of the staff (and the Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity) who helped organize the sale.

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The HSL Streaming Videos Collection is available for viewing online.  Each video also has a DVD or VHS copy located at the Digital Media Resources Center at HSL.  The list is located under the Collection & Resources section on the side menu.