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The University of Texas Press
KUT Radio
Academic Computing and Instructional Technology Services (ACITS)
   Information Servers
   University Mailbox Service
   Computing Servers
      UNIX, NT, and VMS Computer Systems   |  Network Services
      Student Microcomputer Facility
      Academic Computing Workstation Laboratory (ACWL)
      High Performance Computing Systems
      The Center for Instructional Technologies  |  Database Servers
   Technical Support Services
      Help Desk Services  |  Training Programs
      Documentation Services  |  Software Distribution Services
      Maintenance and Data Communications Services

The University of Texas Press

The University of Texas Press conducts a general nonfiction book and journal publication program with emphasis on studies representing scholarly areas reflected on University of Texas System campuses and Southwest regional material. The press also publishes Latin American and Middle Eastern fiction in translation. About ninety new books and twelve journals are published annually, and the press distributes publications for several art museums and other cultural-educational organizations. Books have been published under the University of Texas imprint since 1922, though the press was not established as a publishing organization until 1950. The imprint is controlled by a faculty advisory committee appointed by the president.

KUT Radio

KUT Radio is a national center for the production and distribution of a variety of radio programs and is housed in a facility of exceptional design and flexibility. Services include meeting the audio production requirements of KUT Radio and its subsidiary, the Longhorn Radio Network, and providing a public radio service to the University and to local communities throughout Central and West Texas. The flagship station, KUT 90.5 FM, is a charter member of National Public Radio and is one of 344 public radio stations in the United States certified by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as "full-service" stations, which qualifies it to receive annual federal assistance through the radio Community Service Grant program. KUT Radio also distributes KUT and other programs statewide and nationally via the public radio satellite system and on audio cassettes through its syndication service, the Longhorn Radio Network, itself a descendant of the University's first production and distribution service, Radio House, established in 1939.

Radio facilities include: (1) three radio production studios and four associated control rooms; (2) a broadcast control room/library complex; (3) a satellite operations center for uplink and downlink activities; and (4) a master/eighteen-slave audiophile cassette duplication system.

Programs produced by KUT Radio have received numerous awards and are broadcast regularly by National Public Radio.

Academic Computing and Instructional Technology
Services (ACITS)

Information Servers

ACITS maintains information servers for the World Wide Web, USENET News, and e-mail lists. The World Wide Web allows users to retrieve text and multimedia in hypertext form and to publish information electronically through the Web. Most of ACITS' publications and descriptions of services are accessible through the Web. ACITS' news server provides access to some nine thousand USENET newsgroups carrying postings on computer-related topics, social issues, the sciences, and subjects specific to Texas, Austin, and the University. E-mail lists provide a ready means of communication among individuals.

University Mailbox Service

Any holder of a current University of Texas identification card may obtain an electronic mail address without cost through ACITS' University Mailbox Service. Establishing an e-mail address creates an "inbox" from which electronic messages may be sent and received.

Computing Servers

UNIX, NT, and VMS Computer Systems. ACITS provides a suite of general-purpose computer systems, running under the UNIX, NT, or Open VMS operating systems and used for Internet access, programming instruction, research computing, Web publishing, and other academic purposes.

Network Services. ACITS maintains extensive communications networks for user access to the University's computers from terminals, microcomputers, and workstations and for data communications among computers. The campus computer network, UTnet, is a system of networks, equipment, and software that enables information to be sent between campus computers and on to computer sites worldwide. UTnet and the Internet are also accessible by telephone and modem. TELESYS, ACITS' high-speed modem system, can connect users at speeds up to 28,800 bits per second.

Student Microcomputer Facility. All University of Texas at Austin students may use the Student Microcomputer Facility (SMF) in the Flawn Academic Center. This 200-seat facility includes Macintosh and Dell workstations, as well as scanners, laser printers, and color printers. Software on the workstations includes text-processing applications, graphics, spreadsheets, and mathematical and statistical packages. All workstations are connected to the campus network and provide access to electronic mail, Internet resources, and the UTCAT library catalog.

Academic Computing Workstation Laboratory (ACWL). ACITS provides a laboratory of X-window workstations in Flawn Academic Center 29. The URL for ACWL is http://www.utexas.edu/cc/acwl.

High Performance Computing Systems. ACITS provides high performance computing services at the High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF) at J. J. Pickle Research Campus. Supercomputers there are connected to the main campus with high-speed data links. The HPCF also has several parallel computer systems to support large-scale science and engineering applications. The HPCF operates the Visualization Lab in Taylor Hall in support of data visualization and advanced computer graphics for research in all academic disciplines.

The Center for Instructional Technologies. The Center for Instructional Technologies (CIT) is a component of Academic Computing and Instructional Technology Services that provides services and facilities to promote, support, and integrate digital-based technologies and instructional media in learning, teaching, and research. The CIT multimedia laboratory offers a specialized input/output support and technical training facility for faculty members, staff members, and students. The laboratory is open weekdays from 9:00 am until 7:00 pm and by appointment. The CIT also serves as a coordinating agency for distance education (DE) and information design (ID) services and activities on campus. Distance education services include distance technology events coordination, faculty development, assistance with room design and equipment purchase, technical assistance, and learner development in distance education. Information design services provide consulting, training, and information resources on the use of popular publishing applications and web-related tools and explores and develops information design and publishing services relevant to the electronic publishing needs of the University.

Database Servers. ACITS provides two Search and Query Language (SQL) database servers for the campus community: NT SQL Server and Oracle. SQL is an industry standard interface for accessing relational databases.

Technical Support Services

Help Desk Services. Help desk services are available by electronic mail, by telephone, or on a walk-in basis.

Training Programs. ACITS offers free noncredit short courses on introductions to various computer systems, electronic mail, using Internet resources, editors and text formatting programs, mathematical and statistical software, and database management systems. In conjunction with the Division of Continuing Education, ACITS operates the Microcomputer Teaching Facility (MTF) in the Thompson Conference Center. The MTF offers workshops on Windows, Macintosh, and Internet topics. Each semester, ACITS and the Center for Teaching Effectiveness sponsor a series of free technology seminars for faculty members that consist of presentations and demonstrations followed by hands-on sessions covering the software demonstrated.

Documentation Services. ACITS publishes many kinds of documents to describe its services and to help UT Austin students, faculty members, and staff use the services. Most of the publications are available electronically. The URL for ACITS information is http://www.utexas.edu/cc/sds.

Software Distribution Services. ACITS distributes over twenty-five software bundles for department systems as well as dissertation templates for students and network connect software. The URL for Software Distribution Services is http://www.utexas.edu/cc/sds.

Maintenance and Data Communications Services. ACITS provides hardware maintenance and repair services for departments.

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