SUNY Potsdam

Staff, Location & Hours

Location:

105 Stillman Hall

Hours:

Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Summer Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Contact: x4820 or email itc@potsdam.edu

Optical Scanning

Student opscan bubble sheets are processed in the ITC. Typically, a twenty-four hour turn-around time or less can be expected. Faculty will be contacted when exams are ready for pick up from Stillman 105.  Students can purchase NCS exam bubble sheets from the College Store or The Union Market.

Faculty evaluation bubble sheets are scanned in ITC. Faculty can obtain NCS faculty evaluation bubble sheets from the Provost's Office. Evaluation forms are delivered to the Provost’s Office.  Once grades have been posted, please contact the ITC for special arrangements requiring early pickup.

Photo Scanning

Classroom materials (articles from books, magazines, photos, slides and negatives) can be scanned to use electronically.  There may be a minimum of two to three days turnaround time.  Large volume document scanning may take longer. Copyright compliance required.

Classroom Assistance

Faculty teaching in projection classrooms can call the ITC for assistance with learning to use the technologies in specific classrooms.  If you are having problems utilizing the equipment in a projection classroom, please call the ITC at x4820 or email itc@potsdam.edu.  Someone can meet with you in the classroom to assist you.

Converting Media to DVD

Transfer of VHS and mini-DV tapes to DVD for classroom presentation is available. Expect a minimum of a week turn-around time. Copyright compliance required.

Equipment Loan Program

• Mac & GW Laptops
• Video Projectors
• Portable Screen
• Presentation Remote
• Digital Camcorders (tapes not provided)
• Laser pointer
• Audio Microphone
• Slide Projector
• PolycomVideo Conferencing Equipment
• iClicker Instructor Kits
  

Reservations are recommended. 

Computers For Faculty Use

• Finale
• Sibelius
• Adobe Creative Suite 3
  (Acrobat 8.0 Professional,Contribute CS3, After Effects CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, Fireworks CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, Illustrator CS3, InDesign CS3, Encore CS3, Premiere Professional CS3, Soundbooth CS3)

Printing Services

Color laser printing

Available via an HP4700 color laser printer for faculty academic needs. The print queue name is STM105A.

Black and white 11x17 

Fliers can be printed via an HP Laser Jet 8000 DN printer for faculty academic needs. The print queue name is STM105.

Large format Color Posters

Available up to 42” wide at 1200 dpi for academic scholarship.

Poster Printing Guidelines

Academic Department Professional Development Poster Printing

The ITC prints academic posters for scholarship, research and professional presentations.  Requests for student projects and class assignments will be referred to the College Library.  All other posters will be referred to Central Printing Services.

Please proof posters carefully before asking to have them printed.  The ITC does not print a second poster due to errors.

The College Poster Printing Policy can be viewed at the Large Format Printing Policy page.

Requests should be made at least four-days prior to date needed. Some posters take longer to print and turnaround time depends on graphics used and background colors. For best possible service, we offer the following guidelines and helpful hints:

• PowerPoint or PDF format preferred.
• Set the size you would like the poster to be in Page Setup, before creating the poster.
• Maximum size is 42 inches wide and 56 inches in length at 1200dpi. In PDF format length can be extended beyond 56 inches.
• You can bring posters to the ITC on a CD, on a flash drive, or send the poster as an email attachment to itc@potsdam.edu
• A Printing Request Form (click to download, PDF 106KB) must be submitted with each poster.
  

Student Mentors

The ITC hires student assistants who are competent in several programs and can mentor faculty with questions on using computer hardware and software.  The list of applications may vary each semester depending on the student knowledge base.  The student mentors do not have set schedules but instead will schedule appointments whenever they can meet one on one with faculty and staff at a time that is convenient for both parties.

During the fall 2010 semester, one student will be available in the ITC, Stillman 105 on Tuesdays from 2 pm to 4 pm for drop in appointments. Or you can contact the ITC at x4820 or itc@potsdam.edu to set up an appointment that is convenient for you.

Basic use of the following applications is available:

Microsoft Word
Powerpoint
Excel
Web development via WordPad or Dreamweaver
Audacity
Photoshop
Adobe Acrobat (basics)
Eclipse - a programming text editor for java

Note:  The student assistants are also willing to explore other programs as needed.

Copyright Compliance Information

A general restriction applies on all interlibrary loan items; on any commercial materials, or material home-recorded from TV shows. You must obtain written permission before asking ITC to make copies.

To obtain copyright permission, go to http://www.copyright.com

Please note that out-of-print books, unavailable movies in any media format may still have copyright protection. Permission must be obtained for our protection.

CTS reserves the right to refuse to copy X-rated and/or pornographic materials.

Copyright reference materials:

• 'Questions & Answers on Copyright for the Campus Community' 6^th Ed., Bookstore  

• Copyright Guidelines in the SUNY Potsdam Faculty Handbook, X. Campus Policies, item 20