The Samuel B. & Marian K. Freedman Digital Library, Language Learning, and Multimedia Services Center
The Freedman Center is a partnership between the College of Arts and Sciences and the Kelvin Smith Library.
Established in 2005, with over 2,700 square feet of highly functional workspace and state-of-the-art equipment, the Freedman Center harnesses the power of modern technology and combines it with the driver of academic creativity.
The Freedman Center consists primarily of three service areas, but also offers special programs:
For the College of Arts and Sciences the Freedman Center is evidence of the College's commitment to the evolution of education and the integration of information technologies in its curriculum and research practices. For the Kelvin Smith Library, the Freedman Center is the culmination of a ten-year vision for a center that provides faculty, students, and staff with the ability to utilize both analog and hardcopy information sources in digital works, presentations, and research.
Helpful staff is on hand to guide you through your project and teach you how to use the latest technology whether you are creating a PowerPoint presentation or full media CD-ROMs and interactive DVDs. You will not only walk away with a completed project, but with the skills to do it again.
The Freedman Center also houses workstations with language learning capabilities. Users have access to region-free technology that allows them to view any foreign language DVD, VHS tape, and television broadcast. The Freedman Center offers many tools to support classroom learning. Modern Language faculty can post assignments for their students and can track both student usage and attendance. The Center also offers the Pimsleur Comprehensive Series for language learning, a world-renowned instructional program that features fourteen languages including Japanese, Russian, and Portuguese.
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