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 more than 10 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 is 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 partition,
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.
