Multimedia Room

The Multimedia Room of the Bata Library houses Photocopying, Microforms, the Media Viewing Suite, and Current Periodicals. This room is located on the back wall of the Main (2nd) Floor, accross from the base of the staircase. Assistance with any of these services is available from the staff door at the back of the room.

Photocopying

Publicly available photocopiers are located on the main (2nd) floor of the Library. One photocopier is also located on the 4th floor. Photocopies cost $.10 per page.

There is one photocopier which is operated by coin, located on the 2nd (main) Floor of the Library in the Current Periodicals area. A limited amount of change MAY be available from the Circulation Desk, but it's a good idea to bring your own if you plan to use the coin operated machine.

All other photocopiers are operated by copy cards, which are purchased in the library.

Photocopy Cards

30 copies = $3.00 + $1.00 deposit = $4.00

90 copies = $9.00 + $1.00 deposit = $10.00

Empty cards may be returned to the Circulation Desk for a $1.00 refund. Cards may be purchased at the Circulation Desk or from the machine beside the Circulation Desk.

Microforms

Some of our library materials, particularly newspapers and some serials, are only available on microform (microfilm or microfiche). Historical collections are also available in this format. All microforms are listed in TOPCAT, which provides location and call number information.

Copies of microfilm or microfiche pages may be made using one of the special reader/printer machines in the Microforms Reading Room. These machines are coin or copy card operated. There are 3 machines: one for viewing only, one for printing, and one for downloading images to a flash drive or network space. Instructions are kept by the machines.

Media Viewing Suite

The Media Viewing Suite has two VCR/DVD machines and 2 TVs for viewing videos, both DVD and VHS.  A  Viewing Suite key can be signed out by current students, staff or faculty at the Circulation Desk for 3 hours, to view these videos.

Current Periodicals

The current periodicals are current issues of print (hard-copy) subscriptions received at Bata Library. They are shelved alphabetically by title. These issues can be removed from the room for reading, but they cannot be taken outside the library.

As a rule, periodicals remain in this room as "current" until a volume is complete. In many cases, a volume represents a year's worth of issues, but each title has its own numbering system. Eventually the issues are sent outside the library for binding, after which they are shelved in the stacks under their call number. During the binding process (several weeks), the issues are unavailable.

Current issues are recorded in TOPCAT: look at the most recent issues received under "Periodical" in the TOPCAT record. Items bound and on the stacks are listed individually.

Only about 5% of our periodicals are received in print, so this is not a full representation of the journals available at Trent. The majority of our subscriptions are for online access and no physical copy is ever sent to the library. To find a journal in the library, use TOPCAT or Journal Titles Available Online and search by journal title. See our online tutorials: Online Journals and Print Journals.

Assistance

Assistance with all these services is generally available Monday-Friday 9am-4pm. Ask at the door at the back of the room.

Copyright

Please read the notices regarding Copyright regulations. Copyright regulations can also been found posted in the copying areas. It is the responsibility of the person doing the copying to comply with these federal regulations. If you have general questions regarding copyright, ask for assistance. However, the library does not provide legal interpretations of complex issues.

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Last Modified: November 30, 2010
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