Media Services

Media Services provides a wide range of audio/visual resources as well as on-call educational technical support for the classroom needs of students and faculty.

Location: Park Library 101
Phone: (989) 774-3891
Regular Hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 am - 9:00 pm
                             Friday, 7:30 pm - 6:00 pm
                             Closed Saturday & Sunday
Summer Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
                              Closed Saturday & Sunday

Contact Brenda Roberson for more information.

Find Videos Using CENTRA

Need help finding videos from Media Services? Use these instructions for locating Media Services video titles in CENTRA, the On-Line Catalog of the Central Michigan University Libraries.

Faculty Support

Media Services provides support that covers a variety of on-campus needs. Faculty members can contact MS for equipment, video/DVD checkouts and mediated classroom information, training and support. Faculty can check videos out for up to 1 week and may extend reservations by phone, in person or by their courtesy e-mail reminders.

Student Support

A large collection of instructional videocassettes and DVDs are available for use in CMU classes. Students may check out videos or view them on site. In addition, students may check out laptops, camcorders, digital cameras, and tape recorder equipment for class-related activities and presentations.

Students may check out videos/DVD's for up to three days. Subject to all fines and replacement costs.

Equipment Available for Checkout

  • Camcorders/tripods
  • Digital palm-corders
  • DVD Recorders
  • Personal cassette recorders
  • Laptops
  • Portable data projectors
  • Overhead projectors
  • Slide projectors
  • Screens
  • PA sound systems
  • Digital cameras

Using CENTRA  to Find CMU Media Services Videos
  1. Go to the CENTRA  web page (http://catalog.lib.cmich.edu).
     
  2. Click on "Keyword". (You can use other search methods, but searching by Keyword(s) is easy.)
     
  3. Type in keyword(s) related to your topic.
     
  4. Click "Search" button. A results list of books, videos, etc. for your keyword(s) appears.
     
  5. At the top of the results page, click on the "Limit this Search" button.
     
  6. Use the "WHERE Item is located:" pull-down menu to select MEDIA SERVICES.
     
  7. Click the long, gray button at bottom of page ("Limit/sort items retrieved using above data").
    The resulting screen lists all Media Services videos related to your keyword.

If you have any questions regarding videos or CENTRA, contact Media Services at 774-3891 or the Library Reference Desk at 774-3470.