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Facilities
W.
W. Hagerty Library
The Hagerty Library supports
research in the College of Information Science and Technology through
provision of books, periodical literature, and related materials in all
fields of inquiry in library and information science. With hundreds of
online literature databases and an ever growing collection of electronic
books, the majority of Library's resources are now available online via
its homepage (http://www.library.drexel.edu/). On-site amenities include
close to one hundred PCs for walk-in use by students and hundreds of seating
options for quiet work or group projects, including over a dozen group
study rooms. The staff of ten reference librarians includes an IST subject
specialist who is available for individual research consultations.
Computing Resource Center
Located in Room 106 of the Rush Building, the Computing Resource Center
(CRC) of the College of Information Science and Technology provides technical
support to IST students, faculty, and administrative staff. In addition,
the CRC staff provides audio-visual support for all presentation classrooms
within the Rush Building. Use of the Computing Resource Center is reserved
for all students taking IST courses.
All computers in the CRC are networked, and have high-speed access
to the Internet. The computers for general
use are Microsoft Windows machines with appropriate applications which include the Microsoft Office suite, various
database management systems, modeling tools, and statistical analysis
software. Online information resources such as DIALOG, LexisNexis, and OCLC are accessible. IST is a member of the Rational SEED
Program which provides cutting-edge CASE and project management software
for usage in the CRC and IST classrooms.
IST students can access Drexel’s mail server from within the CRC. Email
accounts, Internet and BannerWeb access are available through the Office
of Information Resources and Technology.
Other Facilities
The College maintains
7 classrooms equipped for audio-visual presentation. These rooms typically
contain a networked PC, VCR, ceiling mounted projectors, and other equipment
for presentations and demonstrations.
Information Technology Lab
In 2005, IST designed and built a laboratory in support of the new degree
program in Information Technology. This lab consists of enterprise class
information technology hardware that students would encounter in industry
positions. The hardware includes more than a dozen servers that are available
to students and CISCO networking hardware. The hardware is networked and
reconfigurable as needed for the various classes the laboratory supports.
In addition a special system has been built into to the classroom to allow
real time control of all classroom workstations.
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