sxee Informer

CIBC pledges $75,000 for Media Production
Services Lab in the new Library

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
will contribute $75,000 over 5 years to
equip a Media Production Services Lab in
the new Library. This lab will provide
students, faculty and community members
with a much-needed resource centre to assist
in the production of print and graphic
materials.

Students will be able to design presentations
to assist with their research and project
work. Faculty will be able to create a wide
range of instructional material using slides,
overheads and print media.

"The new media production lab will have 12
additional workstations, two _— graphic
scanners, a Braille printer, a new black and
white printer, and the only colour printer on
campus," says Edna Sakata, supervisor of
Media Production Services. "Right now it is
difficult for students to get access to
workstations. They often have to drop off
their disks and pick up their printouts later.
With the new self-help media production
lab, there will be equipment dedicated for
student use."

Edna is particularly excited about the new
colour printer. "The colour printer will

enable our department to produce colour
overheads for instructors which will greatly

enhance the quality of instructional
presentations."
Currently, MPS has only Macintosh

computers, but the new lab will have 6 new
IBM-compatible PCs as well as 6 new
Macintoshes.

An important feature of the Media
Production Services Lab will be its total
accessibility for students with disabilities.
The lab and its furnishing will allow
students in wheelchairs to access
computerized work stations for the
production of their project materials.

Print-impaired students will have use of
specialized computer stations with DECtalk
speech synthesizers as well as a Kurzweil
Reading Machine which scans_ printed
materials that is then read by the DECtalk in
the computer. A braille printer and software
for using large print and braille materials
will also be available.

The CIBC contribution gives a huge boost to
the Library campaign.

Cap Extravaganza needs items for auction and garage sale

The Capilano College Foundation is
planning several events to raise support for
the new Library. One of the major
community events is a celebrity barbecue,
auction and garage sale scheduled for

Saturday May 29 in the Sportsplex. If you
have any items or services you would like to
donate to the auction or garage sale, please
call the Resource Development Office at ext
2983.

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