One of the goals of the ETC is to act as a resource for teaching and learning materials. These materials include: periodicals, texts, manuals, software, hardware and multimedia products. In the past few issues you read about recently acquired hardware, including a CD-Writer and a VCR. Also mentioned was the purchase of image editing and sound editing software. In the March newsletter there was a partial listing of the publications that we receive regularly and store in the Center. (If you missed any of these announcements, you can read back issues of the ETC newsletter on-line, at the address below.) For the past few months, however, the emphasis has been to build the Center's collection of introductory and hands-on computer texts.

As of July 1, 1999 the following texts are available as reference works for Faculty and Staff use:

• SmartStart Windows 95
• Peter Norton's Introduction to Computers
• CD-ROM Guide to Multimedia Authoring
• Microsoft Word 97 - A First Course
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 - Brief Edition
• Microsoft Excel 97 - Projects
• Microsoft Excel 97 - Concepts and Techniques
• Microsoft Access 97 - Concepts and Techniques
• Using the Web Features of Microsoft Office 97
• Getting Started With Windows 95
• Getting Started With Microsoft Excel 97
• Getting Started With Microsoft Access 97
• Getting Started With Microsoft PowerPoint 97
• Teach Yourself Paint Shop Pro 5 in 24 Hours
• Creating Paint Shop Pro Web Graphics

Most of these books were donated by their respective publishers. You may peruse any of these works at any time. You can use them as reference works in the Center. The ETC sometimes lends texts out for independent study, depending on the circumstances. If you would like to borrow any of the above, contact Martin Hoffman.

Also available are copies of the following three books:

• Performance Instruction
• IPSI Suite Windows Manual (and software)
• Classroom Assessment Techniques

The ETC Newsletter is published monthly during the Fall and Spring semesters, with no issue in January and only one issue from June to August. Current and back issues are available in the Educational Technology Center and on the ETC web site. (See Below.)

Summer is one of the busiest times for the Educational Technology Center. Many Faculty and Staff are busy working on projects. Here are a few:

The ETC is currently assisting in the development of seven new on-line courses as well as the updating and/or upgrading of several existing courses.

Well, the ETC can't actually take the credit for this one! The College Relations staff is doing a phenomenal job of re-vamping our web home page for the new millennium. It will be unveiled as part of the "Milestones at the Millennium" celebration later this year. Because of this, a great deal of interest has grown among people in various departments, who want to have their own on-line presence. Look for new or updated web sites from many members of the College Community. These new or updated sites will be announced, in the first ETC newsletter during the Fall Semester!