Maxey Hall has identified two storage areas, one on the second floor and one on the third floor where IMS equipment will be stored. Faculty and staff will check out equipment from these two rooms for classroom use.

The Hall of Science is approaching the decentralization of AV equipment in a different way. They are assigning equipment to various lab rooms in the building. For example, an LCD panel and overhead projector specifically used for projecting images from a Macintosh computer is now permanently assigned to a biology lab. Other labs include Physics and Geology.

Olin Hall will have a combination of the above two approaches. Lab areas in the Art wing will have permanently assigned equipment including slide projectors and TV/VCRs. Faculty and staff who identify classrooms as needing AV equipment will have that equipment placed in the classrooms on a permanent basis. For example, a math professor will be able to check out a high quality overhead projector for the year.

When IMS moves to Hunter there will be a check-out system from that building. Audio/visual equipment on carts will be delivered to buildings when equipment normally assigned to an academic building is unavailable. Some items will not be decentralized. For example, film and digital cameras, camcorders and tape players will be available for check-out at Hunter.

This system will put a greater emphasis on faculty, staff and students to check with their respective administrative assistants to obtain audio/visual equipment. They also will have more responsibility in obtaining and returning audio/visual equipment to its proper storage area. Since bringing equipment from Hunter will take time, an even greater emphasis on planning will be important to those making presentations utilizing audio/visual equipment.