What is the Humanities Resources Room?

The Resources Room, also referred to as The Matthew Evans Resources Room, is a visual resources center in the College of Humanities serving faculty who teach in the Humanities building. It contains audio-visual equipment and a large slide collection.

2 Dell PC laptop carts w/LCD projectors + speakers
2 Mac laptop carts w/LCD projectors + speakers
2 LCD carts with VGA adaptors
2 Kensington Presentation Remotes
4 Slide projectors (3 on carts, 1 portable)
1 Manuel slide projector on cart
3 Overhead Projectors on carts
3 Portable OHPs
1 TV-VCR cart
1 TV-VCR-DVD combo cart
1 TV-DVD-LaserDisk combo cart
* Assembled by request, a VHS/DVD player, LCD projector, and Califone audio system. This allows movies to be projected on a big screen.
1 Stereo-CD-Cassette player w/speakers on cart
1 Marantz CD stereo system w/receiver and speakers on cart
2 Eiki CD-Cassette player (portable)
1 Bell & Howell tape recorder & player w/microphone (portable)
Large Map Collection
Califone Portable PA System
1 set of computer speakers
Extension cords
Ethernet cords
Kodak slide carousel trays

Painting
American Painting
American Architecture
San Francisco
Architecture
Sculpture
Cultural History
American History
Photography
New York
New Orleans
Paris
China
Japan
India
Tibet
Inner Asia
Korea
Islamic
Russia
Miscellaneous

Where is it located?

On the fourth floor of the Humanities Building, room HUM 412. The phone number is (415) 338-2089.

During spring and fall semesters our hours are Monday through Thursday 9 AM to 6 PM, and on Fridays 9 AM to 1 PM. Kitty's hours are Monday through Thursdays 9 AM to 2 PM. All additional hours are covered by student assistants. Summer hours will vary. Our hours will always be posted outside HUM 412 and on our phone message at 338-2089

For evening classes, you should plan to stop in before 6 PM. If that is not possible, you can call and request a piece of equipment be left for you in the Faculty Computer Lab in HUM 405. We can also leave equipment in there in the evening for your 8 PM class. This arrangement requires you to have a key to HUM 405. If you plan to use our equipment and you frequently teach 8 AM or 7 PM classes, please order a key through your department office.

If you are located in a room with an A-V console, contact the Academic Technology department in the library at 338-1494 to find out what is in your classroom and to get the access code. Some consoles contain a carousel slide projector, overhead projector, opaque projector, VCR, and a hook-up for laptops. For all other equipment, call 338-2089 and make a reservation. Please reserve ahead of the time you need it, so that you know whether it is available or not.

Fill out a slide check-out list. Slides are for on-campus use only. If you will be using a lot of slides, tell the staff so that we can make name cards, which you will use in lieu of writing a list of slides.

No. Chris Rosales, the Academic Technology Photo department (x2635) makes up to 200 slides per faculty member or a certain amount of digital images per semester, which you can keep. It will take approximately 6 weeks. If you would like them quicker, you can process the film yourself. Slides are made for the Humanities collection as needed. They will take approximately 4-6 weeks for processing and cataloging.

Normally, no. However, if an emergency comes up, we will help.

Yes, they are allowed to check out slides only during the class period. Students can pull slides and set them aside up to a week before their presentation. They must fill out a slide check-out list, get their instructor's signature, and leave their student ID when they pick up the slides. Slides are for on-campus use only.

The slide viewer in the hallway is used by students to review slides shown in class. It is available on a first-come first-served basis. Ask Kitty or a Slide Library Student Assistant for the key.