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About the Media Center

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Collections

The Media Center houses the UW Libraries' main collection of audiovisual materials, consisting of 75,000 items in a variety of formats including VHS, DVDs, CDs, audio cassettes, and LPs. Our collections include feature films, documentaries, television shows, music and spoken word sound recordings, that cover a broad and interdisciplinary range of subjects and genres.

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Facilities

The Media Center, located on the mezzanine level of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library, has 60 media viewing carrels available for use when the library is open. Our equipment includes:

In addition to these playback stations UW community members can check out group study rooms. Eight of the group study rooms are equipped with 27" televisions. Seven of these have combo DVD\VHS players and one has a multi-region DVD player.

Services for Users with Disabilities: The Media Center has carrels designed for wheelchair and visually impaired users. An accessible elevator to the mezzanine is located at the west end of the library. Videos and DVDs with captioning are noted in the library catalog with the phrase "Video recordings for the hearing impaired" in the Genre/form field and items which are audio described are labeled with the phrase "Video Recordings For People With Visual Disabilities".

Odegaard has 7 group study rooms available with VCRs and DVD players. The rooms can accomodate 4 to 8 people. Please reserve a study room online and contact the Odegaard Information Desk at 206-543-2990 with any questions.

To check out laptops, cameras, videorecorders and other media equipment please contact Classroom Support Services at 206-543-9901.

Staff

Teresita Guerrero
Library Technician Lead
tita@uw.edu
Media Center
Odegaard Undergraduate Library
(206) 543-6051
Box 353080
Amy Halligan
Library Supervisor I
apx@uw.edu
Michael Milligan
Computer Support Analyst I
michaelm@uw.edu
John Vallier
Head of Distributed Media Services
vallier@uw.edu

Cathy Zegelin
Graduate Reference Specialist
cathyzeg@uw.edu

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Contact Information


Ask Us!

By Email
Fill out the question/comment  form and receive a response via email.
Or send a message directly to the Media Center at medialib@u.washington.edu

See Media Center Staff Directory

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General Information: (206) 543-6051
Reference Help: (206) 543-2060
Chat with a librarian
Connect to our real-time, online reference service. Live chat is available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
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In Person
Visit the Media Center service window, located on the mezannine level of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library, during our hours of operation.
Odegaard Reference Services also available on the second floor of Odegaard.

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By Mail
Media Center, Odegaard Undergraduate Library
Box 353080
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3080

 

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Last modified: Monday October 26, 2009 (nl)