‘Equipment Checkout’ Category
Media Services policy change for Faculty and Staff
This is a general announcement that the policy for Check-In and Check-Out times for Faculty and Staff will be changing as of June 1, 2010. We wanted to give you a heads up so that you have time to prepare for this change. The short version is that currently Faculty and Staff are allowed different […]
Media Services’ Fall Training Schedule
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 by one […]
VirtualOffice server update
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 […]
gac.edu or gustavus.edu?
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 […]
Media Services VirtualOffice 6
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 […]
Office closed over break.
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 will be […]
Equipment Check in/out Times have changed. . .
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 […]
Media Services Virtual Office
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 […]