Page 4 Planet of the Arts oe OXtG os extla Shelf Life woo nnn one Since January I have been acting as student representative for the Library Committee. Chaired by chief librarian Ken Chamberlain, other members are Chris Czartorysk1, Barbara DeMott, Landon MacKenzie, Dave Rimmer, and Donna Zwierciadlowski. Since the A/V library is essentially an independent operation, a sub-committee chaired by A/V librarian Donna Z. was formed to consider its concerns separately. From Warehouse to Where?house In Summer ’88 the print collection (as in books, etc.) is scheduled to move to what is currently Interdisciplinary space. (Egotistical interjection: maybe when I’m famous my I.D. workspace will be occupied by a shelving unit named after me.) Anyway, academics will be conveniently close to cchocolate-chip cookies, caffeine inspiration, or whatever means through which they choose to destroy their health. The wall dividing I.D. and Room 138 is to be knocked down. Floor space will not actually be much larger, but the shape will enable more efficient shelving alignment, and with added height, the shelving area will be doubled. As for myshelf, math was not my forté, so I'll take their word for it. This summer’s move (phase one) sends the A/V library to the computer rooms between 260 and the faculty lounge. This will further exaggerate the distance between the library and the hardware housed in the crib. Ideally there should be easy access to such equipment needed for viewing the library collection. Donna recommends purchasing: 3/4” U-matic, VHS, colour monitor, tape deck, caramate (slide viewer), therefore permitting browsing and increasing user access. Work space for users will now be separate from the staff working areas (i.e. elbow room), and Donna will have her own office. Where To Go From Here? The “undergraduate” status of the print collection and a limited budget necessitate acquisitions be focussed primarily on art history requirements. Ken spends much time flipping through magazine book reviews, and tries to remain aware of curriculum needs in all areas. However, it is important for faculty in particular to offer (hopefully) informed opinions for purchases. In this way, too many pretty-pretty coffe table books can be avoided in favour of more challenging, quality material. That which is aa > FONT EVEN SEE WHAT HIT ME! a5 “ Se io aaae | T pense SERO ME Bw THE steer BU meReE 19 HO F L See ee Se yes NO i sae = owe t Worth ownw Real too academic, esoteric, obscure, etc. can also be avoided (“undergraduate” means “do not research your Master’s here”). Students as well are encouraged to submit requests to Ken or Donna H$HH$H$SH$H Even academia bows to money. When A/V was introduced, its funding was subtracted from the print collection’s budget. Print funding has further suffered since most material is purchased via the States, where Dough Canada carries little weight. Anyway, Ken recommends A/V receive an independent budget, or that the total budget be increased. But them’s the times. Etcetera Computer cataloguing and circulation systems are being researched for both libraries, although not for the immediate future. Preferably each would be compatible with the other. The College external report revealed the need for a specific study of the libraries by qualified individuals from similar institutions. The Library Committee believes such a study would be beneficial. We recommend making (another) attempt to integrate a library information and research mini-course (Bibliomorphology) into Foundation. If successful, a similar program could be introduced at 2nd and 3rd year levels. Scandal Among Spectacles, Buns, and Grey Tweed Last but not least: A/V is cleaning up its act. The College is presently vulnerable to copyright laws concerning our (shhhhh!) pirated videos. A 1982 lawsuit against 22 Quebec community colleges regarding illegally acquired video programs was settled out of court for several million. As investigations are now beginning in B.C., 137 of our total 272 video tapes must be erased at semester’s end. Efforts will be made to acquire legitimate copies of material essential to curriculum,providing instructors come forward and identify it as such. And More $$$$$$$$$$ Don’t forget that transcripts cannot be issued ’til debts, dues, and memory lapses are settled: deadline is Friday, April 24. So pay up, and then have an anxiety-free and happy summer. @ Rosemary Cookson LAHO ov TET AY LOU os ar Be TURE FORME = tae nas SEEKING BOVINE INSPIRATION IN THE CONCOURSE GALLERY Stormé Data-ism SX nnn nnn. This month’ exciting episode of the General Computer Committee was well attended by individuals from many areas of ECGCAD: Interpretation 1: Great, our open invitation to the college worked like a charm. Now we can get better lines of communication going between those people with questions and those with answers. Interpretation 2: At the next meeting we may need to.supply more chairs. Concerns about Computer Curriculum structure were addressed using the present College Prospectus (course catalogue, etc.) as a preliminary guide. In the prospectus, computer resources in general were mentioned under the heading of Media Arts, with other references under Graphic Design, where Computer courses are mandatory for (correct me if I’m wrong) second and third year graphics students. There is some mention of the options for computer use for 2-D students, but the actual number of 2-D, and 3-D and ID students using the computers, while not in the majority, is still larger than the public could be led to believe from reading the prospectus. It was noted that there was practically no mention of the 2-credit Foundation Introductory Computer courses taught each Spring. Why? I think the Foundation information in the prospectus emphasizes the fall courses, with lesser emphasis on the transition to second year. The matter will be brought up again at a future meeting. The problem of course representation in the catalogue led to some discussion about the present membership of the committee ~ itself, with the idea that if more departments are represented in the committee, then everyone will be able to keep on top of new occurrences, and have their say. Well, that was the purpose of the invitation in the first place. It was decided to review the membership of the committee and examine its effectiveness as a medium for communication, among other things. Oh yeah, guess what!! The Digi-view Digitizer for the Amiga’s has been put to some testing by faculty and students. Wow, is it everneat. . . Capturing the image through a video camera, the digitizer takes three passes of the subject, with three differently coloured filters over the camera lens — red, green, then blue. If the subject doesn’t move and all the filters are used correctly, the resulting image definition rivals that of television. If camera or subject do move, the result is a wrongly registered image, sort of like how the Sunday newspaper comics turn out sometimes. Also, any aspect of luminance (brightness), or chrominance (colour) can be controlled after the image is captured. So, for example, you could correct the results of a bad lighting situation in your picture by changing the brightness setting on one of the pop-up program menus. Each capture, one red, one blue, and one green takes about 6 seconds. Point-click. Point-click. Click. Whirrr. Et Voila!! You are now — how you say? — zee professionale video artiste! Something like that. m E. John Love e Sex ud H arassmen t ANNANAAAAAAAANANAAAAAAAN On April 6 Barbara Blakely of Simon Fraser University conducted an information seminar on sexual harassment. Of the thirty- five people in attendance seven were faculty and administration. Their concern is to be commended. I thought the turnout was rather sparse but I was assured by Barbara Blakely that this kind of response is to be expected. Ms. Blakely discussed various forms of sexual harassment. In one of her examples an instructor had been meeting with a student for lunch and dinners. During the initial meetings the instructer commended the student’s fine work; finally, after a few sessions it became apparent that the instructor’s motives for the encounters were not of a professional nature, and that a similar tactic had been tried with previous students. The student refused the advances but unfortunately the necessary working relationship between student and instructor had been damaged. Had the student responded to the instructor, it would not have been termed sexual harassment in the legal sense, in that the advances could not be deemed unwanted. Such a liason, though, could be considered an abuse of power and an example of unprofessional conduct. During the meeting Alan Barkley pointed out that our College does not have a written code to outline professional conduct for instructors. Perhaps it is time the school developed one. My impression was that within the realm of sexual harassment there exists an ambiguous area, and at times it is difficult to assess whether the examples cited during the seminar could be determined as sexual harassment, protective concern or just blatant discrimination. Sexual harassment generated by either students, colleagues, or instructors can, even its most subtle forms, interfere with the educational process and our mental well being. It is our responsibility to report such incidents to the school counsellor. 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