Each College at RIT has a liaison/librarian who is a subject specialist for the disciplines within that college. These knowledgeable and friendly librarians are ready to assist you through your research process. As an RIT student you have access to specialized databases, journals (electronic and print), books (electronic and print), guidance on copyright and plagiarism, and assistance with citations. The Wallace Center employs a significant number of students throughout its variety of departments. We pride ourselves on creating a work environment for our students that nurtures student success.
Coming together to reach new heights for the RIT Community
Introducing "The Wallace Center"
The RIT Libraries have merged with RIT Teaching & Learning Services, which includes Online Learning, the Educational Technology Center (ETC) and the Teaching & Learning Center. The unified departments all reside within Building 5 on the RIT campus. The over-arching entity has adopted the name, The Wallace Center. With the new name officially approved, we have embarked upon the process of updating our graphic identity. This Web Portal remains fully functional and we encourage you to use it to navigate the myriad services offered at The Wallace Center (Bldg. 5).
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Student Success

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Faculty Success
Whether you teach on-campus, blended or online courses, professional staff members will work closely with you to develop effective strategies for improving your course delivery. Our Instructional Design and Technology staff offer guidance, consultations and trainings on a broad range of instructional design strategies, pedagogy, and technologies. We conduct one-to-one consultations by appointment or on a walk-in basis (as available). Whether you are seeking advice on setting up course content or framing discussions online, we have staff available to help you. -
RIT Libraries
The RIT Libraries are comprised of Wallace Library, the Cary Collection (2nd floor), RIT Archive Collections (3rd floor) and The Lab for Social Computing (3rd floor), all housed within Building 5 on the RIT campus. Recently added resources include the RIT Museum (3rd floor) and the Lawson Center (2nd floor), home to the RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press. -
Academic Support
Academic Support provides faculty with a range of production services to enhance their classroom teaching. Services provided include, captioning course media, creating course related videos, and developing multimedia based course content. The Course Media Production Services group also has facilities and staff to help faculty create their own multimedia course presentations. -
Academic Technologies
There are several ways faculty and students can take advantage of the exemplary academic support of The Wallace Center. Designated librarian liaisons with subject expertise for each College at RIT can provide instruction and research assistance for faculty and students; support for online courses and technology instruction is available both online and face to face. The maintenance of technical equipment in most academic classrooms is provided by our staff and they also can provide instruction and delivery of equipment in classrooms. Faculty and students may come and view the university's media and slide collections, or, bring in media to be placed on reserve for their classes. -
ETC Production
ETC Media Production Services produces educational and informational media for RIT faculty and staff. These include video production, large event support, multimedia/web and photography/digital imaging production. ETC Media Production Services also captions video and other media for their clients. Please see the website for full list of services and charge back information. -
Leadership & Organizational Development
Summer is sizzling at RIT! With hundreds of courses, workshops, seminars, and activities on campus to choose from, use this summer to:
