Monthly Archives: August 2010

Welcome to the MPS!

Hello all and welcome to the Spark, the blog of the Multimedia Project Studio.  It’s the start of a new semester and a new academic year, so I figured some introductions are in order. First, the lab.  You may be reading this from your home computer, but it’s also likely you are sitting in the [...]

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WordPress out of pilot

Duke has moved forward with a university-wide WordPress system, and said goodbye to the previous development environment we used to be working in.  Along with that, we’ve shed our bulky URL to the much more svelte one you probably see in your address bar above – http://sites.duke.edu/oit-mps. Unfortunately, along with that URL upgrade, and the [...]

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About page updates

Just a quick note to let all of you know that we’ve upgraded our About page to reflect all the sweet new software we just finished installing in the labs. If you see any discrepancies, do let us know.

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  • New MPS West Now Open!

    The new MPS in 006 Bostock is officially open! Come see us in our new location near the Link in the lower level of Bostock.

    The Old Chem branch of the Multimedia Project Studio is now permanently closed.

  • What is the MPS?

    The Multimedia Project Studios are a series of high-end computer labs located at Duke University. We feature cutting edge equipment and industry standard software and are staffed by a corps of student Multimedia Consultants who are available to help you out with your project on a one-on-one basis, but are not able to do production work on your behalf.
    MPS Lab Locations & Hours
    MPS East
    115 Lilly Library
    The MPS in Lilly is open whenever the library is open. Check their site for hours, which can change during holidays and academic breaks.

    MPS West
    006 Bostock
    The MPS in Bostock is open whenever the library is open. Check their site for hours, which can change during holidays and academic breaks.




    Staffed Hours for Both Locations

    Winter, summer, and other break hours will vary, according to student consultant availability. To check consultants' availability, view our Live Schedule.

    Sunday - Thursday: noon to midnight
    Friday: noon to six
    Be sure to check our Live Schedule to see who will be on staff and our staff page to meet our talented consultants.