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Digital Collaboration Studio

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The Digital Collaboration Studio is lucky to provide various technology for all UMKC faculty, staff, and students to check out. 

In the Studio, patrons have access to the Bookeye Scanner, a high powered, archival quality book and document scanner and Vibe Boards, digital whiteboards with teleconferencing capabilities. Additionally, patrons can check out various Studio Tools to assist them with their learning, collaboration, and creation in the DCS. 

The Creative Media Lab is a suite of equipment intended for digital projects and content creation. Aiming to provide UMKC patrons with access to high-quality equipment for media creation, the Creative Media Lab is focused on photography, videography, and audio creation.

The Retro Media Lab is a suite of personal digital archiving tools available for various legacy media formats. The Retro Media Lab is focused on personal-quality digital conversion and digital archiving. 

Technology and Equipment

8mm Film Reel

As part of the 8mm/Super 8 Film Conversion Kit, this Kodak Film Digitizer allows patrons to digitize and playback 8mm and Super 8 film strips. 

A VCR on a Light Blue Backgroung

VCR

As a part of the VHS to Digital Conversion Kit, this VCR helps patrons convert VHS tapes into viewable digital files.

A cassette player on a green background

Cassette Player

This cassette player, as a part of the Make your Own Mixtape Kit, allows for forward and backward conversion of cassette tapes.