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Instructional Media Program Resources Enquiry System (IMPRES)
User’s Guide

This listing of College-owned media includes DVDs, VHS videocassettes, S-VHS videocassettes, ¾” videocassettes, compact discs, CD-ROMs, videodiscs, audiocassettes, and slides. The collection is managed by the Instructional Media Department.

To locate programs of interest, try the “Search all databases” keyword search. Type a word or phrase of interest in the box and click “Go.” A list of titles matching your query, each with a brief abstract, will be displayed. Click on a title to see the detail page. Use the Back button on your browser to return to the list of titles or query page.

The “Browse recently added programs” option shows an alphabetical list by title of the newest additions to the media collection. To see the detail page for a new acquisition, click on the title of interest.

The menu also includes browse options that display alphabetical listings of all programs in the collection by title, author, series titles, and subject. You can easily navigate through these lists by using your browser to select Edit, then Find (On This Page), and entering a keyword. Then click on the item of your interest and continue clicking to see the detail page of any particular item. Use the Back button on your browser to return to the previous screen(s).

Most College owned media is stored in the Instructional Media Department (IMD). DVDs and videocassettes may be signed out by faculty for use in campus classrooms, or may be shown on the campus closed-circuit TV system. Faculty may reserve media for pickup or playback by calling or coming to the department, located on the first level of the CBI building, in person. Office hours are 8AM-9PM, Monday through Friday, and 10AM-2PM on Saturday. During the summer the department follows the College's published schedule. The office telephone number is 431-8940. Some academic departments also have their own media collections. Contact the appropriate department head for more information.

Media programs may be previewed in the e-Media Lab in CBI-128 anytime the office is open. Faculty and staff may place media on reserve for student assignments by contacting the lab attendant. Students should be provided with the program title and DCC catalog number of reserve items. All programs placed on reserve must comply with copyright regulations.

Students may obtain copies of audiocassette programs such as foreign language lessons and Lyceum speakers to take home by bringing blank tapes of the appropriate length to the department and requesting copies.

It is College policy that all media program purchases and previews be ordered through the Instructional Media Department. Faculty interested in obtaining new media should contact their academic department head for approval to submit a request for media acquisition.

If you are not satisfied with your search results, try "Tips for Searching." For assistance in locating media appropriate for your teaching or if you have any comments about the IMPRES program, please contact Peggy Noll at Ext. 8942.