John D. Vairo Library   Brandywine

As of January 2009, there is a new procedure to reserve time in the Digital Commons room:

• Go in person to the Vairo Library circulation desk and sign the Digital Commons Reservation Book by entering your Penn State user ID into each of the desired time slots (MAX 2 hours per day).  No phone or email reservations will be accepted.
  

• Reservations will be held for 15 minutes, then released if others are waiting.

• You (or a member of your group) will need your Penn State ID card to check out the Digital Commons key from the front desk.
  

• To cancel a request, return in person to the library, call 610-892-1386 or email bw@psulias.psu.edu

Click here to create personal or group storage space for each of your projects.

• For group projects, enter the Penn State user ID for all group members, including your teacher if he or she has requested access to the folder.

• Only the group leader (the person who initially set up the storage) can add a user at a later date. To do this, view your Digital Commons Storage folders, find the group you need to alter, and edit the member list.

• This storage space can only be accessed from Digital Commons editing workstations.

• This storage space will be deleted at the end of each semester. If your project is less than 4.7 GB, you can save it to a blank DVD R or DVD RW (available in the bookstore). For other storage options, consult http://digitalcommons.psu.edu/node/1987.

• Always copy your project to the desktop before editing.

• Always copy your project back to your storage space at the end of your session (files do not remain on the desktop overnight).

• Copyright is very important. To share your work publicly, on a website, blog, or ePortfolio, make sure that any use of third-party media is legal. To learn more and to access the Penn State Digital Commons free media resource library, click here.