Library Teaching and Learning Center

Fred L. Mathews Library and Conference Center at the Dowagiac Campus Library Teaching and Learning Center at the Dowagiac Campus

The Library Teaching and Learning Center is one of three TLCs. The Library TLC is located in the Fred L. Mathews Library and Conference Center at the Dowagiac campus of Southwestern Michigan College.

The TLCs provide many resources including free tutoring in all academic subjects, reference materials for many courses and computers that are loaded with software specifically chosen to assist learning.

Software Unit Number
Windows XP, SP3
Macintosh Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Adobe Creative Suite CS4
  Acrobat Professional v.9                            
  Bridge CS4 v3.0.0.464                            
  Dreamweaver CS4 v10.0                            
  Flash CS4 v10.0                            
  Fireworks CS4 v10.0                            
  Illustrator CS4 v14                            
  In Design CS4 v6.0                            
  Photoshop CS4 v11.0                            
Inspiration v6.0    
Keyboarding Pro Deluxe v1.3    
Mat Lab 2008    
Math Programs
  Hawkes Learning Systems
Introductory Algebra v. 2009
   
  Introduction to TI-30Xa
(PowerPoint User Guide)
   
  Math 105    
  Math Review
    Basic Math    
    Algebra    
  Statdisk v11    
Microsoft Internet Explorer v7.0.5730.11(1)    
Microsoft Office 2007 v12.0.6425.1000(2)    
Nursing Programs
  AccuCalc v1.1 (CD Required)    
  AP Challenge    
  Behavioral Changes in the Elderly    
  Confidentiality    
  Delmar Critical Thinking - Nursing
Fundamentals v1.0
   
  Delmar Lab and Diagnostic Tests    
  Diet Analysis v8    
  Enhancing Professionalism    
  Enternal Nutrition Gastronomy and Jejunostomy Tubes    
  Kaplan NCLEX RN Practice Exam    
  Ethical Decision Making v1.0    
  Fluids Electrolytes - Acid Base Balance v1.40    
  Fluids Electrolytes 2E (CD Required)    
  Foundations of Maternal-Newborn Nursing vE3    
  Fundamentally Fun Graphics v2.0    
  Interactive Wound Care    
  Lawsuits Against Nurses v1.0    
  Medical Terminology - Language of Health Care (CD Required)    
  Meds Software - NCLEX-RN Success    
  Oncology Update
    Breast Cancer  
    Colorectal Cancer  
  Pediatrics An Interactive Program
(CD Required)
   
  Physical Assessment - Practical Chest Auscultation    
  Practical Health Assessment    
  The Older Adult World    
  Virtual Clinical Excursions - Pediatrics CD Required)    
  Virtual Clinical Excursions - Medical Surgical Nursing (CD Required)    
Premier Tools v10.0
  E-Text Reader v6.21  
  Magnify It  
  Talking Calculator v3.1  
  Talking Dictionary v6.21  
  Talking Word Processor v10.5  
  Text to Audio v9.30  
  Universal Reader Plus v7.01  
  Ultimate Talking Dictionary v6.21  
Read & Read Gold (textHelp)                            
Safari (MAC version)                            
(1) In addition to the standard plugins included with Internet Explorer v.7.0, Adobe Acrobat Reader v9.1.3, Flash Player v10.0.32.18, Shockwave Player v.11.0.0.429, Microsoft Media Player v11.05721.514, Real Player v11.0.0.446, DJVU (Comporession Plugin for eBooks) and Apple QuickTime v7.62.14.0 have also been installed.
(2) Microsoft Office 2007, SP2 v12.0.6425.1000 includes Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft Access 2007, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft Outlook 2007 and Microsoft Publisher 2007
Macintosh Unit Macintosh Unit

Hardware Specifications

12 Dell GX 755 computers with 2 GB of Ram Running Windows XP SP3 with DVD/CD roms only. All computers are protected with Symantec AntiVirus software. Drivers have been installed for the USB Memory Stick which is available for purchase in the SMC Bookstore.
2 Macintosh 733 MHz PowerPC G4 Computers with 256 MB RAM with 250 MB Zip Drives running OS 10.3 (Panther)
2 Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4200 Printers
1 HP Scanjet 8200 attached to Unit 14