Digital Studio Updates
Happy Fall semester! Over the summer, Sarah DeLorme and I have been busy getting the Digital Studio in shape for another academic year. We had help from our TCs, Sherm Homan and Henri Hajj, their students, and, our student staff, Alben Chingo and Nicholas Sucre (recent hires). Here are some of the more notable updates.
- Personnel
As of August 1, 2018, Sarah DeLorme became the Associate Digital Scholarship Librarian. She has been contributing to many of our digital scholarship initiatives and projects, in addition to managing the student staff in the Digital Studio.
- Website & Documentation
We updated and added new content to Digital Studio related web-pages, including a new page all about the multitouch table and tutorials on various software applications (including design, statistical, publishing, and multimedia) created by student staff and librarians. General information related to space reservations and software/equipment lists can be found on the main digital studio page.
- Equipment
Our PC workstations have been upgraded to 64 GB RAM so they can handle projects that require larger amounts of memory and perform better. The multitouch table has been configured so that you can explore a variety of exhibits from the desktop, create or design content, and interact with 3D models. You can also use the wireless keyboard to navigate content on the touch table. Over the next year we hope to explore new ways of presenting digital content as well as developing new applications that can be used on the multitouch table. If you are working with faculty or students who may be interested in creating content for a multitouch environment or integrating this equipment into a course or research, please let us know!
Some of you may have already noticed, but the conference table TV display can now be connected to via AirPlay! If you have a macOS device you can mirror your screen on the display without the use of HDMI cables (although HDMI is still available for PC users).
We recently purchased an Audio-Technica LP-60 USB turntable (for all the audiophiles out there!) and are in the process of setting it up in the studio. This turntable also works with the Audacity software if you want to mix and create your own music.
The old TV display in the viewing station has been replaced with a 37″ HDMI flat-screen Samsung Display (previously in the Faculty Preview Room). We are in the process of updating the display in the Faculty Preview Room to a 65” flat-screen.
- Software
We have added a license for Nvivo (PC) (previously available on O’Neill level 3) to the existing software programs, four additional licenses of Adobe Creative Cloud, and two additional licenses of Avid Media Composer to our Mac computers. We ask that any requests for software installation on Digital Studio computers are directed to this page where we have outlined a policy and a submission form.
As always, feel free to reach out to Sarah DeLorme or myself if you have any questions or feedback.
