Global Information Services:
Information Technology & Library Services
A Message from Steve Alter, CIO: I am pleased to announce the new name of the University's Information Technology and Library Services organization. We have retired the organizational title of Library & Information Technology and have replaced it with Global Information Services (GIS). This name aligns with the mission of the University to ensure that both Information Technology and Library Services provides the support and leverage that Arcadia University requires while achieving its objective of being a global institution of higher education. Global Information Services highlights this mandate while providing a constant reminder of the responsibilities and service delivery model that our team has and the impacts we make to the Arcadia community across the globe.
Access the World from On Campus or Online
Arcadia University students have everywhere access to the Web through a network that makes the entire campus a Wi-Fi hot spot. Combined with a host of new web-based teaching and learning tools, students can use Arcadia’s wireless campus as a key platform for their coursework and their extracurricular learning.With more than 100 programs around the world, Arcadia will increasingly rely on web-based tools and access to connect students and faculty—wherever they are.
With Arcadia’s online learning and high-tech campus, you can...
- Video conference with classmates and faculty.
- Create e-portfolios.
- Social network with classmates who are studying abroad.
- Collaborate with classmates and faculty on group projects—no matter what country they’re in.
- Use synchronous tools (video, audio, desktop sharing) with students and faculty around the world using Wimba Live Classroom.
- Research subjects in virtual “Research Rooms” on the Library Web site.
- Access the MyArcadia campus portal for courses, online discussions and student activities.
Arcadia University's Landman Library furthers the University's global mission by offering students and faculty state-of-the-art technology for collaborative education and access to learning partners both on campus and around the globe. The facility features a grand reading room with comfortable seating and large windows overlooking the campus, technology-enhanced study and learning areas for group collaboration, a multimedia area, quiet carrels for private study and the University Archives.
