D 9.1.1 Gaps Identified
IV. Electronic Databases
The Library has current subscriptions toover 121electronic databases. Core databases for Communications include:
▪ ABI/Inform Global
Search nearly 1800 international business journals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.
▪ Art Full Text
Provides full-text articles, abstracts, peer-selected publications and expanded coverage of Canadian art. Areas in the art field covered include Advertising Art, Architecture, Art History, Canadian Art, Costume, Decorative and Graphic Arts, Industrial and Interior Design, Motion Pictures, and Photography.
▪ Business Source Premier
Search more than 2300 full-text business journals. The database also includes detailed Datamonitor company and industry profiles as well as country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight and CountryWatch.
▪ CBCA Business
Provides in-depth access to a broad range of Canadian business periodicals. It satisfies the information needs of business professionals, journalists, students, and teachers interested in business issues in Canada.
▪ Communication and Media Collection
Provides current information from more than 100 journals on all aspects of the
communications field. Examples of topics covered include: advertising, linguistics and public relations.
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▪ Computer Database
This database contains a large number of full text articles that deal with electronics and telecommunications. It includes magazines like Game Developer, Computer Graphics World, TechTrends Reporter, Wired, PC Magazine Online, and many more.
▪ Science Journals
Contains full text articles from 350 journals and magazines on science, computers and telecommunications. You will find articles here on mobile architecture and design, gaming, multimedia and graphics software, etc.
Electives databases include: ▪ Academic Search Complete
This comprehensive multi-disciplinary database includes the same journals as the Premier collection plus 3000 more journal titles. Use the Images tab to find photos. Coverage includes business, social sciences, music, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multicultural fields.
▪ Applied Science & Technology Full Text
Search full-text articles in 150 journals and article abstracts to 453 core scientific and technical periodicals. Covers scientific journals in fields such as chemistry, computer technology, construction industry, electronics, mathematics, mechanical engineering, physics, plastics and telecommunications.
▪ JSTOR
Includes the Arts & Sciences I and Language and Literature archive collections.
Library Services
The Lakeshore Library was renovated and now has more capacity to handle larger print collections. There are also more student computers and increased study space. The total square footage is 15,580. Student seating now totals 219. Student computers number 30, and there is wireless Internet capacity throughout the Library. Lakeshore's newer features include three individual DVD/video viewing stations, five group study rooms (all five have computers, three have high-end computer/multimedia equipment), an adaptive technology room, and a multipurpose library instruction/quiet study room. The Library is open seven days a week during the fall and winter semesters.
In 2011, the Lakeshore Commons was officially opened. This building is the hub of the Lakeshore campus and has room for 2,000 students. The building provides access to five study rooms, computers, printers, photocopies, and library research help.
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web chat), and class instruction (upon faculty request). Intercampus loan services (resource sharing among Humber's three campuses) and interlibrary loan services (resource sharing with external libraries) are provided to Humber students and faculty to directly borrow library materials from any Ontario community college library.
Reference and research support for Humber students is available at two service points - the Reference Desk in the Lakeshore Library, and the Inquiry Desk in the Lakeshore Learning Commons in the L building.
The Library's content-rich website (http://library.humber.ca) provides both on-campus and remote access to the Library's catalogue and various online resources such as electronic journals and databases.
Additionally, a number of technology enhanced services have been introduced in the last three years, including virtual reference chat, and streamed video. The library maintains a blog newsletter, a Twitter and Facebook account.
The Library is also taking part in AskON, a real-time chat reference service staffed collectively by participating academic and public libraries in Ontario. At the time of this assessment, 12 colleges were offering the service, which provides students with reference assistance even when they are not in the Library.
Bachelor of Digital Communications Section F, Page 10 Core Print Books for Bachelor of Digital Communications
LC Range Subject Courses Holdings Lake Holdings North BF1-990 Philosophy. Psychology. Religion Psychology Persuasive Campaigns 591 2729 HD28-9999 Social Sciences Industries. Land Use. Labor Multi-Media Project Management Web Building and Site Management 1732 5789 HF1-6182 Social Sciences Commerce Social Media 2 2653 4581 HM1-1281 Social Sciences Sociology Digital Media and Society Social Media 1 454 1358 KE1-9450 Law Law of Canada Communication Law and Ethics
1302 1261 NC1-1940 Fine Arts Drawing. Design. Illustration E-Portfolio 2 636 516 P1-1091 Language and Literature Philology. Linguistics Introduction to Digital Media and Communication Critical Analysis of New Media Visual Communication 334 868
PE1-3729 Language and Literature English Media Writing Fundamentals 1073 942 PN1-6790 Language and Literature E-Portfolio 1 2677 4056
Bachelor of Digital Communications Section F, Page 11 Research for New Media QA1-939 Science Mathematics Capstone 1 Capstone 2 Digital Social Narratives Digital Storytelling Multi-Media Design 1 Multi-Media Design 2 119 1861 TK1-9971 Technology Electrical Engineering. Electronics. Nuclear Engineering Web and Interactive Design
Web and Social Media Analytics 205 1968 TR1-1050 Photography Photography 1 Photography 2 Video 2 191 1095 Totals 11 967 27 024
Bachelor of Digital Communications Section F, Page 12 Core Print Periodicals for Bachelor of Digital Communications
3-D World
Advertising Age (Lake) Aperture
Applied Arts Magazine (Lake) B&W
Boards Broadcaster
Communication Arts (Lake) Computer Arts
Computer Arts Projects Digital Imaging
Domus
Dynamic Graphics (Lake) Graphis (Lake)
How (Lake)
Marketing Magazine (Lake) Media Metropolis Novum Gebrauchsgraphik Playback (Lake) PMA Magazine Photo Marketing Popular Photography Professional Photographer Professional Sound (Lake) Rotunda
Studio International Strategy
Bachelor of Digital Communications Section F, Page 13 F1.2 Computer Resources
Across the college, Humber students have access to more than 2400 computers in both open access (e-link) labs and computer labs, many of which are available for student use when classes are not scheduled.
Wireless services are available across the college in classrooms, public areas, and offices. The wireless network allows faculty, staff, students, and visitors Internet and network resources such as email and the web from many different on campus locations without having to plug in a network cable. Humber offers both a secure and an open public wireless network service.
HumberSecure is a secure wireless network service that connects to the Internet using WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2). WPA2 encrypts data before it is transmitted over the wireless network. HumberSecure is available to Humber faculty, students, and staff with an active HCnet username and password.
HumberPublic is an open, unsecured, wireless network service. It does not encrypt data. Therefore, information sent across the wireless network using HumberPublic is "in the clear."
Students can print to select printers at North and Lakeshore through the wireless network. No special software or drivers are needed. Although designed for students, the service is also available for staff to use. Wireless printing supports both black and white and colour printing. Printers are located in all E-link labs and select Library locations.
Software for Students
Beginning in September 2010, students have access to select Microsoft software at no additional cost for use on their personal computers. Information Technology Services has partnered with the Humber Students' Federation to expand its licensing agreement with Microsoft. The following software is covered by the agreement:
Windows 7 Office 2010 Pro Office for Mac 2011
Office Pro includes: Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word. Open Access Labs
E-link computer labs (also known as Open Access Labs) are funded-in-part by HSF and are open to all students actively enrolled in courses.
North Campus E-Link labs
HSF partially funds the supplies to enable these labs to continue to operate with current technology. E-Link labs are open to all students and have both black and white and colour printing.
H205 is the first and largest of the E-Link labs. It is located in the centre of the North Campus on the second floor just east of the main staircase. H205 has 110 computers and a group study area equipped with white boards.
N205 features software for technical programs. It is located on the way to the catwalk
connecting Humber to the University of Guelph-Humber. N205 has 37 computers and access to plotting printers.
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Lakeshore Campus E-Link labs
HSF partially funds the supplies to enable these labs to continue to operate with current technology. E-Link labs are open to all students and have both black and white and colour printing.
A240 has software musicians need. It is located in the centre of the A/B building on the second floor. A240 has 50 computers. Assistance is available across the hall from the Support Centre at A212.
FB102 is an E-Link lab with access to poster-size and quality printing. It is located in the basement of F building. It has 46 computers. Assistance is available down the hall from the Support Centre in FB111.
FB103 is an E-Link Mac lab with access to poster-size and quality printing. FB103 is next door and attached to FB102 in the basement of F building. It has 30 Mac computers. Assistance is available down the hall from the Support Centre in FB111.
H205 is housed within HSF's quiet study hall. It is located at the north end of H-building on the second floor. It has computers and access to poster-size and quality printing.
Computer Labs
Computer labs are open to students actively enrolled in courses. There are 75 computer labs at the North Campus, plus an additional 15 that are located in the University of Guelph-Humber building, 42 at Lakeshore, 7 at the Centre for Trades and Technology and 2 at the Orangeville Campus. Some of these labs allow public access when classes are not scheduled.
The School of Media Studies and Information Technology has 10 computer labs with a total of 66 computers at the Lakeshore Campus for its students. These labs are equipped with the College’s standard - Optiplex 960 and include specialized software in addition to the base image for the college. There are also four open access labs with a total of 136 computers at the
Lakeshore Campus with colour printing, scanners and Internet access. The software image includes packages such as:
Base Image Lab Specific Software for the School of Media Studies and Information Technology and Bachelor of Digital Communications Program
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7Zip•
Acrobat Professional 9.3•
Altiris Clients (DCM, Aclient) 6.9 SP4•
DeepFreeze•
FileZilla•
Firefox•
Firstclass Client•
Flash Player•
Foxit•
HostExplorer•
Internet Explorer•
Java 2, Standard Edition (J2SE)•
NetSupport Notify•
Adobe Acrobat Professional•
Adobe After Effects•
Adobe Audition•
Adobe Creative Suite•
Adobe Dreamweaver•
Adobe Fireworks•
Adobe Flash Professional•
Adobe Illustrator•
Adobe InDesign•
Adobe Photoshop Extended•
Adobe Premiere Pro•
Adobe Lightroom•
BridgeBachelor of Digital Communications Section F, Page 15 Base Image Lab Specific Software for the School of Media
Studies and Information Technology and Bachelor of Digital Communications Program
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Office Professional•
Paint Shop Pro•
Pharos•
Project Professional 2007•
PuTTY•
QuickTime•
Real Alternative•
Shockwave Player•
App-V Client 4.6•
textHELP Read and Write•
TrendMicro OfficeScan Client•
Visio Professional•
VLC 1.0.5•
Windows Media Player•
Windows 7•
WinSCP•
Autodesk 3DS Max•
Autodesk Maya•
Autodesk Softimage•
Autodesk MotionBuilder•
Autodesk Mudbox•
Avid Media Composer•
Avid Pro Tools LE•
Avid Pro Tools HD•
Boujou•
Compressor•
Corel Painter•
Crazy Bump•
DVD Studio Pro•
Final Cut Pro•
Final Cut Studio•
Flash•
FontExplorer•
FontLab Studio•
Font sets•
Houdini•
Mental Ray•
Motion•
Movie Magic Budgeting•
Movie Magic Scheduling•
Movie Magic Screenwriters• NukeX • Perl • Pro Tools • Python • Storyboard Pro • SynthEyes • Toast Titanium
• Toon Boom Pencil Check Pro
• Vue
• Wacom Bamboo
Bachelor of Digital Communications Section F, Page 16 F1.3 Existing Classroom Space
This degree will be delivered at the Lakeshore campus where just over 7,032 full-time students attend classes and 400 live in residence. The Lakeshore campus is currently home to a number of Humber’s degree programs including:
• Bachelor of Applied Arts – Criminal Justice
• Bachelor of Applied Arts – Film and Media Production
• Bachelor of Applied Arts – Paralegal Studies
• Bachelor of Applied Technology – Industrial Design
• Bachelor of Child and Youth Care
• Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting
• Bachelor of Commerce – e-Business Marketing
• Bachelor of Commerce – Fashion Management
• Bachelor of Commerce – Finance *NEW*
• Bachelor of Commerce – Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Bachelor of Commerce – Human Resources Management
• Bachelor of Commerce – International Business
• Bachelor of Commerce – Management Studies *NEW*
• Bachelor of Commerce – Marketing *NEW*
• Bachelor of Commerce – Supply Chain Management *NEW*
• Bachelor of Creative Advertising
• Bachelor of Interior Design
• Bachelor of International Development
• Bachelor of Journalism
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Public Relations Lakeshore Classroom Space:
With regard to dedicated classroom space, the School of Media Studies and Information Technology has 25 assigned classrooms and labs, accommodating class sizes of 30 to 60 students in addition to a broadcast centre which accommodates 137 students. In addition, the School has access to 11 classrooms and labs managed through a central pavilion model, when needed with seating capacities as shown below:
Overall at the Lakeshore campus, the number of classes/labs and seats per class breaks down as follows:
Classroom Labs
Seats Per Class Number Available Seats Per Class Number Available
≤ 31 7 ≤30 25
32-55 36 31-45 18
56-80 23 40+ 16
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Also the following teaching/learning spaces are available at Lakeshore:
• Lab – Theatre – 600 seats
• Media Lab – 220 seats
• Media Broadcast Lab – 137 seats
• Theatre – 125 seats
All classrooms at the Lakeshore campus are electronic classrooms which contain the following equipment:
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Crestron Touch Panel w/ standard user interface GUI•
Crestron lighting control with Crestron wall switch, plus lighting “scene” selection via the touch panel•
HD 16x10 projector (Humber standard)•
9’ to 10’ electric projection screen (controllable via the touch panel)•
Dell PC (latest Humber standard) with 19” monitor (16x10)•
BluRay player•
Audio amplifier•
4+ ceiling speakers (depending on room size)•
Wall mounted “program speakers” (in addition to the ceiling speakers) in tiered classrooms•
Auxiliary input: HDMI, VGA w/audio, and Composite RCA video w/audio located on the podium•
Data jack and electrical outlet on the podium•
Tech Help phone•
“e-control” for remote login to the room AV system (for technical assistance)•
Connection to Crestron “Room View” which monitors the status of the room AV (what’s “on”, lighting scenes, sound levels, projector lamp life/filter life/internal temperatures, etc.)Media Services is the central group at Humber responsible for the equipment installation and maintenance in these rooms. This group is also able to electronically obtain status checks (room and equipment operation) and usage data (percentage of time equipment has been used) from these rooms.
F1.4 Specialized Space Facilities Art Studios
Plans are underway for a new facility to include visual arts studios to accommodate “wet”, “dry” and “fabrication” activities. Photography and animation shooting studios will be large, with moveable partitions and equipped with appropriate lighting supports to permit a wide variety of both still and time-based shooting configurations. The following includes sample lists of the space and equipment requirements to be considered for the distinct studio spaces referenced in the submission.
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Visual Arts Studios: Drawing Studios
• easels and drafting tables
• natural and artificial light
• projection capability
• change room and stage for models
• secure storage for art materials and hazardous materials
• space for storing works-in-progress Painting Studio
• natural and artificial light
• projection capability
• sinks and drains
• exhaust ventilation
• secure storage for art materials and hazardous materials
• space for storing works-in-progress
• open spaces for art production Photography and Animation Studios
• light controlled
• high ceiling height (minimum 16 feet)
• supports for lighting equipment
• moveable partitions
• large open space for still and time-based production and motion capture These art studios will be used both for instruction and for independent work by students to complete their projects. Technicians and security personnel will ensure the safe and equitable use of the spaces and equipment during open access periods.
Computing Labs, Printing Labs, and Additional Specialized Spaces
These will include computing and printing, workroom and digital darkroom spaces with the most current technology for digital arts, photography, time-based media applications and animation and special effects production. The following includes sample lists of the space and equipment requirements to be considered for the distinct spaces referenced in the submissions.
Digital Post-Production Labs
• student workstations with flat screen monitors and laptop docking
• digital projector and screen Animation Computer Labs
• laptop docking stations
• Wacom monitors
• networking
• digital projector and screen Print Labs / Workroom
• small, medium and large format printers
• student workstations
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• workbenches with electrical outlets for mounting Additional Spaces
• secure equipment storage / distribution room for cameras, lighting, and other equipment
• darkroom with appropriate light control, sinks, drains, and electrical outlets
• isolated sound booth attached to classroom with mixing board and playback system These labs and other work spaces will be used both for instruction and for independent work by students to complete their projects. Technicians and security personnel will ensure the safe and equitable use of the spaces and equipment during open access periods
F2 RESOURCE RENEWAL AND UPGRADING