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Information Technology Services

Data and Information Services supports and maintains the university's administrative data and information, housed primarily on Digital Equipment Corporation midrange systems. The data and information are accessible to students, faculty and staff through interactive terminals and networked personal computers. Data and Information Services is located on the third floor of the Lila D. Bunch Library.

Technology Services provides campus support for the technological infrastructure. The areas comprising the department are Telecommunications Services, Network Services, and Internet and Library Services. Telecommunications Services maintains the university's telephone and telephone-related services. Network Services supports the campus' data networks. Internet and Library Services provides resources for the software related to the Internet as well as those products housed in the Library systems. Technology Services is also located on the third floor of the Bunch Library.

User Services supports the computing environment on Belmont's campus. The department offers support for desktop applications, minor computer repair, consulting services, and support for the computer labs. User Services is currently located in the Massey Business Center Computer Lab.

The Clayton McWhorter Communications Center is located on the first floor of the Lila D. Bunch Library. This unit contains 40 Macintosh computers for general student use. Some workstations feature standard word-processing and spreadsheet software, while others are equipped for more demanding tasks. All of the units are networked with the entire campus.

A Graphic Arts Lab contains Macintosh IIfx workstations with two-page color monitors, access to a scanner, CD-ROM, and laser printer. It is located on the third floor of the Massey Business Center.

The Humanities/Education Computer Lab in WHB 101 contains several models of Macintosh computers which can be used for word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and presentations. Students have access to Internet, the use of CD-ROMs and Teleconferencing equipment for research and training. The lab is used to provide the training as mandated by the State Department of Education for licensure in all areas. The lab is also open on a limited basis for individual student use.

Other small computer labs are located in the Belmont Heights Baptist Church, Hitch Science Building, Wilson Music Building, and Fidelity Hall.

Cooperative Education

Students who are working on jobs that directly relate to their academic major or occupational goal may receive elective unit credit for work with employers approved by the co-op director. Students may be working part-time, full-time, off-campus, or on-campus in either paid or volunteer positions.

Generally, students working part-time may receive up to three (3) hours of credit per semester; however, those students who receive special approval may earn up to six (6) hours of credit on a full-time basis. They may receive one (1) hour credit per session of summer school on a part-time basis, and two (2) hours credit per summer session on a full-time basis. Students receive co-op credit only during the semester that they work. Co-op credit will not be given retroactively. Only six (6) hours of Cooperative Education credit will count toward the graduation requirement.

Students may elect to participate in the cooperative education program to the extent that they meet the standards of the university and the guidelines in the Cooperative Education Student Handbook.

Library Services

Vision:

With service, leadership, and innovation as guiding principles for life-long learning, and in close partnership with the Belmont community, the vision of Lila D. Bunch Library is to facilitate access to information in a timely and convenient manner within an inviting atmosphere.

Purpose:

The library's primary goal is to enhance the university's academic program by developing and organizing a well-rounded, accessible, curriculum based collection, and by providing course-related bibliographic instruction to classes and individuals. Secondary goals are to provide the materials and bibliographic assistance needed for faculty research; to provide materials for general information in subject areas not covered in the curriculum; and to collect and preserve all historical materials related to the founding and development of Belmont University. The library encourages students to use the facilities for both research and study purposes.

With a faculty/staff of sixteen, the Lila D. Bunch Library offers computerized access to approximately 220,000 items, carries subscriptions to over 1,450 periodicals, and houses a complete file of ERIC documents from 1981 to the present. With its primary goal to enhance the university's academic program, Bunch Library strives to provide a well-rounded, accessible collection based on the curriculum. To facilitate use of the holdings, the library offers course-related library instruction and individualized reference service. Terminals located throughout the building provide computerized access to the library catalog. Several stand-alone workstations offer online access to citations, full-text, graphics, and page images of hundreds of periodicals, as well as access to other online databases on the World Wide Web. The same access is also available from office or home computers via Belmont's internet connection. The library's faculty and staff members seek to make service the library's top priority.

Transcripts of Credit

Official transcripts of a student's grades may be requested from Belmont Central. No official transcript will be issued while an individual has an unpaid account. The student's signature is required for the release of his/her transcript.