Group Viewing

The following group viewing rooms are managed by the Multimedia Center:

• Forum Room

• Video Theater

• Seminar Room #3746

The Multimedia Center is currently equipped to play back 1/2" VHS (all standards: NTSC, PAL, SECAM), HI-8mm, 3/4" U-MATIC videotapes, Digital Video Disc (DVD and PAL DVD), and laserdiscs.

Group viewing rooms may be reserved in advance by contacting Multimedia Center staff Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. by calling 847-491-7678, or by emailing the department at: nulmedia@northwestern.edu.

Computer projection, laserdisc, and CD screenings must be reserved at the time of room scheduling.

"Start and stop media for instructor," which are requests for screening titles without an instructor present, must be made by faculty or verified teaching assistants to full-time staff members during regular Multimedia Center business hours, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., and up to 5 business days ahead of time. Once the request is made, the title being requested for "start and stop" will not be available for check out to any other patron, including the instructor's own students. This is to ensure that the title will be in the Multimedia Center on the date and time of the scheduled screening.

All other titles in our collection may be checked out with a valid NU WildCARD or vaild borrower's card and can be taken to a group viewing room for screening. Multimedia Center staff will assist faculty in loading media and using the equipment.

Group viewing rooms can be scheduled only by faculty, staff, and verified teaching assistants (TAs). Detailed information, along with a virtual tour of each room, is listed below.

• Forum Room, which has a video and computer projection system and seats 69.
• Video Theater, which accommodates 40 people. It also has a video and computer projection system.
• Seminar Room #3746, which is equipped with a 33" color monitor. The room seats 16 for small group viewing and discussion.

  For information about faculty use of Internet streamed titles from the Marjorie I. Mitchell Multimedia Center to other campus classrooms, please contact staff Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at: