Photo by Evan Krape
Located on the lower level of Morris Library, the Student Multimedia Design Center is otherwise referred to as “the place with the blue lights.”
The 15,000-square-foot area is the largest multimedia-focused academic research library space for students in the nation, not just in size, but in equipment. Boasting 80 computers, six studios and two hands-on instruction rooms, the center also offers more than 240 multimedia kits for loan—from cameras, hard drives and lighting, to wireless mics, laptops and iPads. And at any given time, students can be seen in one of the studios, recording CDs and podcasts, editing self-made documentaries, creating digital, artistic masterpieces, or practicing a presentation for class (which they can record and later critique).
“Our goal is to serve the needs of students in this rapidly changing digital world in which they are creators and consumers,” says librarian Shelly McCoy, who oversees the center. “It’s astonishing to see the things our students come up with.”
Watch student-produced videos at library.udel.edu/multimedia/spotlight.
The 15,000-square-foot area is the largest multimedia-focused academic research library space for students in the nation, not just in size, but in equipment. Boasting 80 computers, six studios and two hands-on instruction rooms, the center also offers more than 240 multimedia kits for loan—from cameras, hard drives and lighting, to wireless mics, laptops and iPads. And at any given time, students can be seen in one of the studios, recording CDs and podcasts, editing self-made documentaries, creating digital, artistic masterpieces, or practicing a presentation for class (which they can record and later critique).
“Our goal is to serve the needs of students in this rapidly changing digital world in which they are creators and consumers,” says librarian Shelly McCoy, who oversees the center. “It’s astonishing to see the things our students come up with.”
Watch student-produced videos at library.udel.edu/multimedia/spotlight.
