The media centers provide the School of the Art Institute of Chicago community with audiovisual equipment and services to accommodate documentation, creation, instructional, and exhibition needs. Each Media Center location offers a pool of basic resources that are available to students faculty and staff that do not require any training.
The Media Center offers online training materials and instructional guides for patrons to learn more about advanced equipment & resources available for checkout.
Some Media Center equipment and resources require certification, which can be accessed on Canvas. To gain access to certified equipment, review the training materials and instructional guides before completing and passing the related quiz. Once certified, a patron’s access to the equipment does not expire as long as they are a student, faculty or staff at SAIC. Explore the Media Center’s Canvas page to access all of the training materials and quizzes.
Certification Equipment
Non-Certification Equipment training materials and guides also available for:
Contact mcexperts@saic.edu for more information about certifications.
Have questions or need further guidance? Sign up for an online, one-on-one tutorial here: ACUITY (link coming soon)
The Media Center works with many departments to provide access to resources specific to that area of study. Usage of this equipment is limited to students currently enrolled in courses within that specific area of study. As soon as a student completes the course, their access to departmental resources will end.
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