with violin and cello demonstrations,
followed by more young _in-
strumentalists.

The show closes at 1500 hours with
intermediate and advanced Conserv-
atory students giving instrumental and
vocal recitals. Each event will be
broken up by an opportunity to meet
with faculty in the theatre foyer.

The Douglas College Conservatory of
Music presents its special Christmas
show each year, and parents are
welcome to introduce their children to
the many different instruments.
Classes begin for young people at the
age of three years.

Young children are welcome to enroll
in Suzuki violin and cello classes, a
youth choir, music appreciation
courses and Kodaly classes. Courses
usually begin in January and
September of each year.

Teens and adults are encouraged to .

join the Douglas College Conservatory
of Music choir and band. Special
courses are also available in music
theory and history, songwriting, Koda-
ly and keyboard harmony.

Private courses ore also available for
students unable to meet regular class
schedules.

The Douglas College Conservatory
Christmas Open House takes place in
the Performing Arts Theatre of the New
Westminster campus at !300 hours,

Sunday, December |4. The show is _

presented free of charge, but confirm-
ation of attendance by phoning the
Conservatory Office at 520-5469 is
appreciated.

 

LIBRARY WEEK

“Keeping up with information is a
major ‘challenge facing today's
libraries, which is why new technology
is becoming such an_ important
component of the library system,” says
Jean Cockburn, a Douglas College
Librarian and one of the organizers of
B.C. Library week at Douglas College.

‘B.C. Library Week, held November | -

7, was organized to let the public and
key community and government
leaders know the needs, concerns and
‘changes facing libraries.

Using Library Week's theme “Valuable
Source, Invaluable Resource”, the
Douglas College Library held a recep-
tion and library tour on November 7,
attended by local MLA’S, College
Board members, — administration,
faculty and student representatives,
and other local library board chairmen
and personnel.

“Everyone was impressed by our
demonstrations of new library technol-
ogy,” says Cockburn. “We feel we did a
good job of showing that the modern
library contains a lot more than books.”

A particularly big hit was the demon-
stration of the Academic American
Encyclopedia on compact disc, produ-
ced by Grolier. The disc version and
equipment was loaned fo Douglas
College for the occasion by Stepping
Stones Learning Systems in order to
demonstrate the potential of this new
storage medium.

Other demonstrations included the
visualtek reader which magnifies print
for the visually-impaired, the compu-
ter link-up with other libraries and
databases, and computer software
packages for student use.

‘The Douglas College Library also

teamed up with the new Wesmtinster
Public Library for a display at the New
Westminster Quay Public Market on
November 2.

 

 

NEW MEDIA AT
DOUGLAS COLLEGE
LIBRARY

The Douglas College Library offers
learning opportunities beyond books
and periodicals, and library users are
responding positively to these
changes. New technologies, such as
video equipment, compact discs and
micro-computers, open up new
sources of information to students,
faculty and the general public, while
quicker access to these sources provi-
des more efficient and exciting learn-
ing experiences.

The Douglas College Library's primary
role as an educational resource centre
has meant that it must keep up with the
changing demands of curriculum.

Audio-visual resources and
computers are now familiar
components of the _ instructional

process in areas such as Business,
Music, and the Arts and Sciences,
therefore demand for their availability
is increasing.

Douglas has always held extensive
collections of films and video tapes as
these media are so important to in-
struction. One-half inch VHS has been
chosen as the video standard, allowing
students with home machines to
borrow video tapes just as they have
borrowed records and cassettes in the
past.

There has been some resistance to the
emphasis on video from faculty, since
the quality of presentation cannot meet
film standards; however, the practical
considerations of maintenance and
accessibility to the user have made
videos the obvious choice.

In the area of sound recordings,
Douglas’ past emphasis has been on
33 1/3 rpm discs, but compact discs
are now the preferred format. The
change-over will be slow because new
equipment is required and the produc-