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Information literacy is reinforced at every level of college life at Bloomfield.
Specially trained members of the library staff help students, faculty and administrators
take advantage of our continuously evolving tech resources from distance-learning
tools to highly specialized online research databases. A culture of constant
exploration and improvement is fostered as part of our educational mission.
Take a
tour of
Bloomfield
College
and you'll
discover
an environment
bristling
with keyboards
and monitors.
These are
the pencils
and paper
of our
age, the
virtual
labs that
complement
our physical
labs. Some
of us use
technology
as a basic
tool for
research
and writing.
Others
among us
dive into
the technology
itself,
like a
musician
taking
up new
instruments.
At Bloomfield,
we marry
the traditional
liberal
arts and
sciences
with the
technology
of the
information
age.
A
Basic
Tool
At
the most
basic level,
every Bloomfield
College
student
has online
access
to their
own "virtual
workspace" on
the College's
network
and servers.
Term papers
and presentations
are developed,
crafted
and submitted
online
or shared
with professors
and fellow
students
with the
support
of digital
presentation
and group
software.
Multimedia
tools are
as common
as blackboards.
Many faculty
put courses online.
Some build
entire
learning
experiences
around
the imaginative
use of
technology.
A
Major
Focus
Besides
being a
basic tool,
technology
is also
a major
focus of
several
degree
programs
at Bloomfield.
These include
Internet
Technology,
Computer
Information
Systems,
and Creative
Arts & Technology.
Fueled
by the
transformation
of data
and visual
information
into the
lifeblood
of the
global
economy,
these tech-based
programs
are a magnet
for both
local and
international
students.
The Library
The Bloomfield
College
library
is an
intellectual
nerve
center
of curricular
activities.
Indispensable
as a
tech-driven
learning
resource
center
and traditional
print
archive,
it is
designed
to serve
the needs
of the
entire
college
community.
Assets
include:
- 64,000
volumes
- Internet
connections
to dozens
of data
banks
- 385
periodical
subscriptions
- Approximately
3,000
up-to-date
reference
volumes
- Subscriptions
to over
30 CDs
and online
reference
sources
- Over
4,200
reels
of microfilm
and fiche
- 4,100+
musical
and non-musical
phonograph
records,
scores,
albums,
films
and videotapes
- Reading
room
and nine
study-group
rooms
- A
computer
lab and
over
40 workstations
- Media
center
with
33-seat
film-screening
room
- Two
five-seat
film-screening
rooms
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