Media Services

• Overview
  • Scheduled Hours
  • Staff
• Classrooms & Labs
  • Legacy MRS
  • Satellite TV Signals Available
• Borrowing Equipment
  • Audience Response Systems: Overview
  • Equipment Available
  • Laptops & Projectors
  • Fine Policy
• Media Viewing
  • Faculty & Staff FAQ
  • Student FAQ
• Training & Support
• Event Services
  • Policies, Procedures, and Necessary Information
  • Technology Built Into Event Spaces
  • Event Booking Process
  • Equipment Rental Rates
  • Legacy MRS
  • Advertise Your Events on the MDS
• Request Forms
  • Media Equipment for Classrooms
  • Event Request Forms
  • Simmons Cable TV Request
  • Software Installation Request
  • Message Display Request
  • Performance Release

Equipment Available

Below please find a list of equipment available for current faculty, staff and student to borrow, or for faculty and staff to have delivered to a classroom. Please fill out a classroom request form if you would like equipment delivered to your classroom; for events, download and complete the events request form (PDF).

Please phone us at 617-521-2765 if you wish to come to Media Services to borrow equipment. Please note that some equipment may be restricted from circulation to students.

Training on the use of each piece of equipment is available through the Pottruck Technology Resource Center. If you'd like to arrange a training session please see the training section of the PTRC web site.

Accessibility devices | Audio | Computers | Photography and Projection | Video

Accessibility Devices

• Computer trackball with large ball and buttons (InfoGrip BIGtrack)
• Digital image magnifier (EVS Flipper)

Audio

• Audio cassette players / recorders
• Boom boxes
• Cassette transcribers
• DAT players & recorders
• Digital voice recorders
• Mini connect microphones
• XLR connect microphones
• Polycoms
• Portable CD & PC speakers
• Portable PA systems (with stands)
• Various cables and connectors

Computers

• External hard drives (USB/Firewire)
• Mac Laptops
• Optical mice
• PC laptops
• PowerPoint remote controls
• Smart boards
• Various cables, connectors and accessories

Photography and Projection

• Camera tripods
• A40 digital cameras
• S45 digital cameras
• SD110 digital cameras
• SD550 digital cameras
• SD630 digital cameras
• SD1000 digital cameras
• K1000 35MM cameras
• ZXM 35MM cameras
• Shutter releases
• 35MM slide projectors
• Overhead transparency projectors
• Projection screens
• Video Data Projectors

Video

• Camera tripods
• Document cameras
• Elura 100 MiniDV camcorders
• Elura 70 MiniDV camcorders
• 2R 850 MiniDV cameras
• 2R 950 MiniDV cameras
• NTSC VCRs
• Region Free DVD players
• Region 1 DVD players
• TV/DVD/VCRs
• Various cables, connectors and accessories
• Video Conferencing Unit