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User Services Division Became Academic Computing
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Telephone Services Office
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The "User Services" division of Computing Services was reorganized and
reborn as "Academic Computing," with three subdivisions: Consulting, UNIX
Systems, and Academic Application Development. The mission of Academic
Computing was "to provide support to faculty and students in the application of
computing technology for research and instruction." (Interface, Winter
1994). See Academic
Computing.
Math and Computer Science Departments Split
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Professor uses overhead projection
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The Department of Mathematics
and Computer Science split,
creating an independent academic Department of Computer Science in the new
Sudikoff building.
Online Inventory Item Catalog Made Accessible
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Computing at Dartmouth
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The Dartmouth online Inventory Item Catalog was made accessible
through the DCIS Navigator to allow staff members to order supplies
from the College stockrooms quickly and easily over the campus computing
network.
Multimedia Academic Projects Room Opened for
Faculty
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Northstar workstation showing Crystal Lattice Model
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The Multimedia Academic Projects Room opened to the faculty to improve
access to multimedia resources for academic instruction and research
projects.
Health-care Delivery System Available to Northern New
England
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Humanities Computing
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Dartmouth's C. Everett Koop
Institute (CEKI) worked with federal, state, and local officials to create
an integrated health-care delivery system for all of northern New England using
the Internet. The goal of this medical network was to "promote lifetime
learning, outcomes research, and practice guidelines" by making information
accessible to health-care providers, educators, and private citizens.
(Dartmouth Medicine, Summer 1994)
Faculty Advisory Committee Identified Projects for
Funding
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DMS Biology Lab
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The Faculty Advisory Committee for the Computing Technology Venture Fund
identified the following projects for funding:
- A la rencontre Philippe — Lynn Higgins
- Image Resources — Jeremy Rutter
- Online Glossary of Art History Terms — Joy Kenseth
- A Digital Library of Introductory Computer Science — Samuel
Rebelsky
- The Russian Disk Project — Lenore Grenoble
- About The Venture Fund
Instructional Services Department and Computing
Services Merged
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Dedication of Kiewit Instructional Center, Larry Levine
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The Department of Instructional Services and Computing Services were merged
into a single resource for information technology on campus. Director of
Computing Services Larry Levine explained that the merger
would allow "duplication of effort [to be] avoided, and would [create] a more
efficient approach to providing academic support and a wide range of
information services. . ." (Interface, Fall 1994).
Medical Media Systems Project Began
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Kiewit Machine Room
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Assistant Professor of Engineering Steven D. Peiper and
Associate Professor of Surgery Joseph M. Rosen began the
Medical Media Systems (MMS) project, creating a 3-D graphic representation of
the human body or "virtual patient" used in the simulation and application of
complex surgical procedures. (Thayer Directions, Fall 1993)
Networked Multimedia Project Began
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Language Resource Center, Stephen Ponz
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With assistance from the Computing Technology Venture Fund
and the Hewlett Packard Corporation, Dartmouth's Academic Computing department
began the following "networked multimedia" projects:
- Artemisia: Allowed students access to full-color images,
descriptive information, and unlimited access to course material, transferred
from slides to an electronic catalog (requested by Elizabeth
O'Donnell and Professor Joy Kenseth). See Instructions for
Artemisia Image Program Art History.
- Bio 15 Images: A media archive used QuickTime to display
real-time video images of moving cells and manipulatable electron micrographs
of cell sub-structures (requested by Professor George
Langford).
- Atlas of Middle East: An electronic atlas of the Middle East that
showed political, historical, and cultural distinctions between regions
(requested by Professors Dierderik Vandewalle and
Kevin Reinhart).
Real-time Video Used As Aid for Teaching Physical
Science
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Macintoshes (on network) in Library
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Professor of Physics Delo Mook pioneered the use of
multimedia instruction in the physical sciences through the use of real-time
video, computer data analysis, and stop-motion video switching. Professor
MOOK compiled a cart of the following instructional tools for
use by any interested faculty member: two VCRs, a laser-disk player, a
Macintosh Centris 650 computer, a Bernoulli drive, a stereo amplifier, and a
video-switching network.
Erasmus Project Created
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Computer lab
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A cooperative effort between faculty and Library staff created the Erasmus
Project — an effort to amass a collection of literary and philosophical texts
in an electronic format accessible through the DCIS Navigator.
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