Language Resource Center

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The Language Resource Center (LRC) is designed to support faculty and instructors in the preparation of resources for instruction in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Its primary focus is language instruction.

Contents:
  • Services
  • Facilities
  • Hours
  • Reservations
  • Workshops
  • Documentation
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    The LRC is available for the use of all SAS faculty and instructors. It may also be used by teaching assistants and others who are working on instructional projects on behalf of SAS faculty. It is not a student lab.

    The LRC is a combination of two previous centers: the PLC Language Resource and Research Center and the SASC Faculty Prep Center.

    Services

    Typical Services Include:

    • consultation
    • training in the use of technology
    • digitalization and editing of text, sounds, images, and video
    • conversion of image formats
    • production of CD-ROMs
    • file conversions, (e.g from Macintosh to Windows)
    • page layout
    • desktop and online publishing
    • text manipulation (indexing, collation, font transcription)
    • font creation and editing
    • programming
    • printing

    Facilities

    The LRC is located in room 440 of Williams Hall on 36th and Spruce Street. Call us at 215 898-9892 or 898-6547.

    The rooms are equipped with Macintosh and Windows machines that are specially configured to handle foreign-languages, including non-Roman fonts. Two Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers print black-and-white output at 1200 dpi. A Windows computer (equipped with a video board, a VCR, and a cassette tape recorder) is able to digitize video and audio from analog sources. A Macintosh computer is able to edit video from digital sources (using FireWire). Four flatbed scanners and a slide scanner permit digitizing text and graphics. Specialized equipment can be reserved (call 215-573-4267).

    Hours of Operation

    The LRC opens at 9:00 weekday mornings. The LRC closes Monday through Thursday at 7 pm, and at 5:00 pm on Friday. It is closed when the University is closed.

    The summer hours for the LRC are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. The LRC is closed when the University is closed.

    Reservations

    Click here to view workstation availability and make reservations. You will need to authenticate with your PennKey ID and password.

    Workshops

    The LRC offers workshops throughout the year on topics concerning technology and pedagogy. View our list of upcoming workshops.

    Administration

    The LRC is administered by Instructional Computing, which is a part of SAS Computing here at the University of Pennsylvania. Ed Dixon of SAS Computing manages the LRC; 215-573-4267.