Category: Library Services
LSS has recently acquired DVDs in the following languages and topics:
Arabic, South Asia, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Tamil, and General Interest (see Interdepartmental category).
The new DVDs are available for checkout in the the LSS Learning Lab, 259 Van Hise Hall. Here is a list:
Since the launch of our new website in early 2009, L&S Learning Support Services has greatly expanded our collection of online how-to guides.
Most
of LSS streamed video is in the QuickTime streaming format. If you
cannot successfully view a streamed video, try these steps:
- Did
you give it the correct ID and password if one is needed? If not, you
will probably be prompted for it again and again until you get them
right.
- Make
sure you have a wired connection and you are on campus. Wireless
internet connections probably will not work, nor will any comput
Mostly likely, the media files for your course will be set before the semester and they will not change. In this scenario, a live bookmark is not as advantageous as it would be if the course files were constantly updated. One benefit of using a live bookmark, however, is that all media files will be bookmarked (with your course as a heading) instead of solely bookmarking the course listing.
Setting a Firefox live bookmark:
The 
image indicates Digital Language Lab files that can be put easily on your iPod.
Here is how to do it:
The Digital Learning Lab contains many media files. Follow these steps if you would prefer to download the files (instead of just playing them):
The Digital Learning Lab provides many links to media files for L&S courses. Follow these steps to play a file:
Each year the UW-Madison campus and Van Hise Hall host several summer language learning programs. L&S Learning Support Services has received a grant from the Friends of UW-Madison Libraries to purchase contemporary films in support of these programs:
• Arabic and Persian Immersion Program
• BALSSI (Baltic Studies Summer Institute, including Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian)
• SASLI (South Asian Summer Language Institute)
• SEASSI (Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute)
The films are in DVD format and can be checked out for three days to anyone with a UW-Madison ID. The collection is located in the Learning Lab, 259 Van Hise Hall. Summer hours are Monday-Friday, 10 am to 4 pm through August 7. See the Hours page for more hours.
See the Library Collection webpage for more information, or stop by and browse!
L&S Learning Support Services is open all summer long!
Not only are LSS staff available to assist with summer and fall courses, but also items from the AV Pool and media collection are available for reservation and checkout (even when the AV Pool and Learning Lab are closed.) Summer hours are listed below.
To contact a specific LSS staff member, see our staff directory. Have a great summer!
Hours
- LSS Main Office (279 Van Hise) 262-1408
Open all summer, Monday-Friday, 8 am-12 noon and 1-4 pm. - LSS AV Pool (275 Van Hise) 262-1678 / 262-4965
Open June 15-August 7, Monday-Friday, 8 am-12 noon. - LSS Learning Lab (259 Van Hise) 262-1678 / 262-7759
Open June 15-August 7, Monday-Friday, 10 am-4 pm. - LSS InfoLab (464 Van Hise) 262-4575 / 262-3004
Open June 15-August 7, Monday-Friday, 11 am-4 pm.
Thanks to a series of grants from Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries, the LSS Learning Lab in 259 Van Hise offers a growing collection of world language DVDs for check-out by students.
