1986-1987 Academic Catalog

1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111- Academic Resources 9 Academic Resources Academic Computer Center The Cedarville College Academic Computer Center is de– signed to serve the entire academic community. Students and fac– ulty are encouraged to use the Center for research, writing, and coursework. Typical usage of the Center is balanced between the use of application packages (word processing, accounting, tuto– rials, etc.) and traditional programming assignments. The Center remains open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday to promote easy access and extensive use. Help is available from student lab assistants during most hours that the Center is open. Preference for VAX accounts and/or use of the microcomput– ers is given to students in classes which require computer usage, but other students may use the facilities on a space-available basis. Lotus 1-2-3, dBase 3, and Multimate are just a few of the software packages used on the twenty-five IBM and Apple microco111putersfo11nd in the Academic Microcomputer Laboratory. Facilities: The Center features two laboratories: one primarily for minicomputer use and the other for microcomputer use. The minicomputer lab contains 18 public terminals and two IBM PC/XT microcomputers. The terminals are connected to a Digital Equipment Corporation VAX 111750 which has 3 mega– bytes of main memory and 120 megabytes of disk storage. Soft– ware available includes compilers (BASIC, FORTRAN, and COBOL), a statistical package (MINITAB), and computer-as– sisted instruction packages on a variety of subjects. The microcomputer lab houses 13 IBM personal computers and 10 Apple microcomputers. Each microcomputer has two disk drives and shares access to one of the five printers in the lab. Approximately half of the microcomputers have color monitors. Software available includes MULTIMATE word processing, Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets, and dBase III data base systems. Library Services The library, a multi-media resource center, houses over 100,000 volumes and provides over 900 current periodical sub– scriptions. In addition to these traditional library materials, other instructional materials such as recordings, tapes, videotapes, filmstrips, films, slides, and transparencies are available along with the necessary support equipment. The Media Production Center in the building aids students in the preparation of instruc– tional materials and produces classroom aids for faculty members. The Curriculum Materials Center in Williams Hall functions as a resource center for elementary and secondary edu– cation majors. Through an on-line computer network, OCLC, Inc., the library has access to over 25,000,000 additional books and other library materials in over 6,000 libraries in all 50 states, Canada, and sev– eral foreign countries. The OCLC system is used at Cedarville to catalog all library materials, perform bibliographic operations, order catalog cards, maintain location information about library materials, arrange for interlibrary loans, and maintain records of periodical holdings.