The School of Communication, Information and Library Studies has an advanced technology infrastructure and three primary computing facilities. The infrastructure consists of a gigabit switched ethernet environment and 12 Sun Microsystem Sparc servers, two SANnet storage servers, systemwide backup hardware, and over ten windows based servers fulfilling all of the curricular and research needs. These servers run on the latest Solaris, Linux, and Windows 2000 systems and many of the tools used are developed at SCILS. The voice, video, and data infrastructure are constantly upgraded and assessed for the needs of the SCILS community.
The computing facilities comprise three large dual purpose classrooms and laboratories. All three facilities are equipped with Dell Optiplex GX machines with substantial memory, large hard drives, and wireless data access. Each room has 22 systems to provide for classroom and laboratory use, as well as general computing needs. Two of the classrooms are separated by a partitionable wall, which can accommodate larger classes when opened.
The SCILS network and information staff is comprised of an assistant dean, who acts as the director of technology and network services; the manager of information systems, who acts as the technology expert, web developer, and programmer; and eight graduate and undergraduate assistants, who act as technical support specialists and assist the students and faculty with their basic support and troubleshooting services.
