Catalog now computerized due to lack of funding
By Julianna Hunt
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Staff Writer
Georgia Highlands College's catalog underwent a transformation this past semester. There was no paper publishing of the catalog for the spring 2004 semester. Instead, students received a CD-ROM version of the catalog.
According to Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Virginia Carson, the swap to the CD format was prompted by a lack of funds to produce a printed version of the catalog. Carson stated that many colleges are discontinuing the use of printed catalogs and moving toward online only versions.
The CDs are much more cost effective than printed versions, so the tight budget prompted the trial of the CD catalog.
FC also keeps an online version of the catalog. Carson stated that there are advantages to an online catalog, such as allowing a student to access information from the catalog from any computer with Internet access.
Carson plans to assess how this change in catalog format is affecting students and whether or not students prefer this method.
Marsha Welch, registrar, said, �I think our student body is more computer savvy and we are trying to endorse that.� She also stated that with an online catalog there could be real-time policy changes that might take months to show up in a printed version.
Budget permitting, there will be both the CD version and a limited quantity of the printed catalog available to students for the 2004-2005 edition.
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