Prior to the start of each academic year, the Media Services Office conducts training for returning student works and student supervisors. This is done so we can provide the best service to those that we serve with the resources we have available. Given the fact that the Media Services Office is only staffed [...]
This a notice that Walk In office hours at Media Services will not be available the week of May 26th through May 31st. This is largely do to the fact that our office is mostly staffed by student workers who are finishing up courses and leaving for the summer break, and those who are [...]
Just a quick reminder to all that the Media Services office will be closed for the duration of Spring Break as our office is staffed primarily by student workers. Equipment checked out prior to the break is due back on Monday, March 30th. Any submissions for large format printing will be processed once the student [...]
As of this afternoon, we have relocated our VirtualOffice system to a new server. Using this new server provides us with several advantages and new features. Most noticeably we have implemented Gustavus Single Sign On for authentication, so if you go to http://mediaservices.gustavus.edu, you will see our “VirtualOffice splash screen” — a quick greeting before you are sent [...]
Media Services will be closed during Thanksgiving break. We will close at 4:30pm on Tuesday the 25th and remain closed until the following Monday morning. All equipment checked out on Tuesday before Thanksgiving will be due back the following Monday when Media Services reopens. Thank you for your cooperation. Have a good break!
There is no doubt that community members are familiar with both the gustavus.edu and gac.edu domains. The gac.edu is most commonly used on campus because it is shorter and was established first. At the same time, Gustavus would like to be known as “Gustavus” and not “GAC” to the outside world, so both exist. Appropriate [...]
With summer “break” ending in a month, Media Services is still hard at work on VirtualOffice 6, the successor to our current version. After using version 5 for over a year and collecting some much-appreciated feedback from students, faculty, and staff on campus, we have learned a great deal about how VirtualOffice helps everyone using [...]
Just a quick reminder to all that the Media Services office will be closed for the duration of Spring Break. Those individuals that require access to equipment during this time should make sure that their reservation (and check out of the reserved equipment) is for Thursday March 20. Equipment checked out on Thursday [...]
In the past, equipment check in and out occurred at the same time which had some advantages, but as we have seen an increase in use of this service the inherent disadvantages became apparent. The biggest issue was that individuals that had an item reserved were coming in wanting the item right at the beginning [...]
The Media Services Virtual Office is an online tool that was developed by Media Services employees to manage many of the services we provide. VirtualOffice can also be used by students, faculty and employees of the College to reserve available equipment, submit large format printing requests, and much more. Any person with a Gustavus username [...]