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Multimedia Resources and Equipment at the UConn Hartford Library

This guide includes information about multimedia software and library equipment that students can use to help support their course work and individual interests.

Loanable Equipment

Equipment  Loan Period Quantity
Laptops - MacBooks (Pro) 4 hours or until end of day 3
Laptops – Dell (Lockdown Browser Available)
4 hours or until end of day
5
Financial Calculators (BA II Plus Texas Instruments) 4-hour loan 2
Graphing Calculators 4-hour loan 7
Multi-Charging Cables 3-hour loan 8
USB C Adapters 2-hour loan 4
Blue USB Microphones
    2 Snowflake
    2 Snowball


7-day loan
4-hour loan


4
4

Button Maker See Button Maker tab below 1
DSLR Camera (Canon EOS Rebel T5i) + Kit
4-hour loan
1
Camera Tripod 4-hour loan 1
Noise-Canceling Headphones 2-hour loan 3
Elgato Retractable Green Screen *in-library use only* See library main desk 2
Virtual Reality Headsets (Meta Quest 2)  See Virtual Reality Headsets tab below 2

See below for more information.

 

2.25 inch American Button Maker

The 2.25 inch button maker is available by reservation to all UConn Hartford Campus students. To borrow the button maker, complete the reservation form here.

Loan Period
TBD

Supplies
Student Organizations: 50 buttons per semester.

If you plan to create more than 50, you can order 2.25" pinback button sets directly from American Button Machines

Individuals: 25 buttons per semester.

If you plan to create more than 25, you can order 2.25" pinback button sets directly from American Button Machines


For access to image libraries, see the Multimedia Software page of this guide.

How to Make a Button by Marsha Lee and Claudia Lopes

MacBook Pro Laptops

              

Dell Laptops
The Library's Dell laptops have the Respondus Lockdown Browser installed.

Check Availability 

Blue Snowflake USB Microphone

 

 

Blue Snowball USB Microphone

 

 

 

           

 

Life Q20

                                                                                      

 

 

 

 

Hybrid Active Noise Canceling, 40H Playtime, Hi-Res Audio, Deep Bass, Memory Foam Ear Cups and Headband, Wireless Over Ear Headphones for Travel, Work

 

APPS CURRENTLY INSTALLED

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Traveling While Black  - “cinematic VR experience that immerses the viewer in the long history of restriction of movement for black Americans and the creation of safe spaces in our communities.” 
https://www.meta.com/experiences/2121787737926354/ 

Anne Frank House VR  - “Travel back to the years of the Second World War and wander through the rooms of the Annex that housed the group of 8 Jewish people as they hid from the Nazis.”  https://www.meta.com/experiences/1958100334295482/  

We Live Here  - On homelessness 
https://www.meta.com/experiences/2537261906377373/?utm_source=programminglibrarian.org&utm_medium=oculusredirect  

Notes on Blindness - "an emotional journey into a world beyond sight.” 
https://www.meta.com/experiences/1946326588770583/ 

Steps of Privilege - Beta. “Interactive VR experience that provides a safe space to explore the nuances of privilege and foster the discussion around diversity, equity & inclusion.” 
https://www.meta.com/experiences/4371184643010720/  

Home After War - “interactive virtual reality experience that takes you to Fallujah, a city that was, until recently, under Islamic State (IS) control.” https://www.meta.com/experiences/2900834523285203/  

Ecosphere - “United Nations Futuring Peace”  - Fiji and Columbia communities 
https://www.meta.com/experiences/2926036530794417/  

Wooorld  - Travel the world game 

 

CAREER 

Virtual Speech (Free) – Interview/Presentation Skills  https://www.meta.com/experiences/3973230756042512/  

Job Simulator ($19.99) - “In a world where robots have replaced all human jobs.” 
https://www.meta.com/experiences/3235570703151406/ 

Bodyswaps (Free) - “Realistic workplace scenarios.” 
https://www.meta.com/experiences/3714188128706579/ 

Mondly ($14.99) - Learning languages 

https://www.meta.com/experiences/4214902388537196/ 

 

SCIENCE 

Nanome (Free) - Chemistry and Biology. Enables the visualization and design of molecules. 
https://www.meta.com/experiences/2038368596280231/ 

Porteus (Free) - “focuses on advanced cell and gene therapies, aimed at educating users on the world of these technologies.”