[WEB4LIB] videoconferencing in the Library

[Frank Lin]

Hi Dondi,
We at University of Western Sydney - Macarthur have been using Videoconferece
facilities for both teaching and meetings for the pass two years.  Macarthur
have two campus about 35km apart.  Each campus is equipped with two
videoconferencing sites. One for teaching and one for meeting.  The library is
in charge of the entire Videoconferece facilities.  Personally I only use it a
couple of times a year, but I know other library staff (and other Uni staff) who
use it regularly for team meetings.  There are also regular classes held using
the teaching videoconferecing sites.

As for the University of Western Sydney  (includes Nepean (3 campus), Hawkesbury
(2 campus), and Macarthur (2 campus) which covers the Greater Western Sydney
(about 100km from on end to the other)), videoconferencing are used mainly for
meetings (teaching are used by each University member).

Apart from offically University stuff, the University also hire out the
facilities to outsiders for business meetings, interviews, etc.

If you need more info on this, I can direct to you our videoconferening staff.

Frank


Dondi Michael wrote:

> I am interested in knowing about videoconferencing projects in
> college/university Libraries.  Specifically, are many using
> videoconferencing for interlibrary meetings, bibliographic instruction,
> library tours, other distance learning projects, or other reasons.  Has
> this been successful?
>
> I have recently noticed several small colleges/universities that have
> videoconferencing capabilities outside the Library that are just not
> being used.  Usually a grant of some sort funded the building of a
> videoconferencing facility, and then it is not maintained.  Is this also
> happening in Libraries?  Where do Librarians see videoconferencing
> fitting into the Library?  Are Libraries waiting for direction from the
> rest of the campus to see whether distance learning will be embraced by
> the institution.  Are some Libraries going it alone?
>
> I have too many questions for this murky area.  Thanks for any input.
> -Dondi Michael

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