University of South Carolina Libraries
Library security Lower levels more secure By PATRICK VILLEGAS Assistant News Editor Thomas Cooper Library implemented a new security system Friday which will help students feel more comfortable and secure while studying on lower levels of the library. The new $8,000 system, supported by supplemental revenue funds, has cameras and two-way intercoms installed on the bottom five levels of the library which are easily observable by librarians in the circulation desk and by security guards at the library exit. If any student is in need of emergency help, he can push the designated button located by each of the elevator doors. By pressing the button, it will alert the circulation desk and allow communication between both parties through an intercom system. In addition to immediate contact with librarians, the floor camera will begin to record the events taking place on that particular floor. "It will provide people with security when on a lower level if they faal VvAtKafa/l ort/4 M iwi uuuiuvu auu uiicutiuuiuiuic, said C.J. Cambre Jr., Assistant USC busin helps entrc From Staff Reorts Eddie Robinson of Columbia knew he wanted to start his own veterinary medical practice, but he just didn't know how to go about it In January 1990, Robinson saw a newspaper advertisement for a business seminar sponsored by the Small Business Development Center at the University of South Carolina. The $20 seminar was economical and only scheduled to last for two to three hours, so Robinson decided to attend. "After being an associate in other veterinary offices in Columbia for six years, I knew I wanted to start my own business, but I had no idea how I was going to do it," Robinson said. After attending the seminar and getting answers to all his nrAliminon; nnaptirvno ' |/iviimuiUi J VJUVOUU1U) lXUUIUdUll called the center and set up an appointment with a consultant to talk about setting up his own 1 practice. Today, after nearly a year and a half of planning and preparation, Robinson has his own clinic, the Midlands Veterinary Clinic in Columbia. Helping small business entre- ' preneurs like Robinson is what ' the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is all about. Dean Kress, SBDC consultant said. Operated through USC's Col- j lege of Business Administration, the Columbia office of the SBDC provides consulting, information, referral and seminars to small business entrepreneurs. The cen- 1 ter's services are free, except for * a nominal charge for some seminars. ' Once someone like Robinson comes forward for help, a SBDC < consultant will meet and talk ab- < out their needs. After an initial c meeting, the consultant can assist c the entrepreneur in his market re- t search to determine what demand s there is for the product or service J t - installs system Dean of Libraries for Management Services. Security guards will also constantly monitor the lower levels with television sets located at the library exit. Since the system went under operation Friday, Cambre said two incidents, both false alarms, occured. Cambre wanted to note that the system should be used only in case of an emergency, not for assistance in finding books or research materials. "Hnnpfnllu thA ctuHontc >il1 , UIV OVUUV1IIO mil uov it for its purpose," he said. The new security measures are taking place after a year-and-a-half absence of telephones that were (Mice used for emergencies in the library. The phones were taken down because of the complexities of wiring when the USC phone system broke up. Over that period of time, students became more concerned for their well-being, and a new plan was devised in November to increase library security. So far, Cambre said he has received a fairly good response from the students, faculty and the library staff, and also said the system will soon be added to the Mezzanine level later this year. Lt/dd V^lllCl j ^preneurs the entrepreneur wants to provide. 1 Consultants also will help organize a financial plan, Kress said. If market research shows there is a demand for the product or , service, the consultant can advise the client on the next step necessary to establish his or her business. Kress said the unique aspect of j Robinson's attempt to start his own business was that he had the medical expertise but lacked the skills to put together a financial plan. In Robinson's situation, as is often the case with professionals like doctors and lawyers, financial planning was the main area in which he needed assistance. "It does not really matter if whom we're helping is a doctor I cm* a shoe salesman," Kress said. "Both situations are very similar because they have an abundance of knowledge in their respective L| fields but lack the necessary II skills to get a plan together." 11 'The business plan is the key ' to where I am today," Robinson I said. "The center really helped me organize an effective and rwnfiipcirvnol nmoantntmn T />/mi1/4 lyiuivojiuiiai pi^uiiauuu ? tuuiu give to the banks" The process of obtaining a loan was long and tedious, Robinson said. It took about four ind a half months of presenting lis entire plan to several banks before he actually received financing. Although it was a painstaking brocess, Robinson said he gained experience and familiarity with lis own ambitions with each bresentation. Throughout the process, and even now, the SBDC remained ivailable for consultation. "I recommend their services to any>ne who is interested in opening heir own business," said Robinon, who opened his office in une. "Sure, I've been listening to WUSC for years now. Why do you think I'm such a stud?" . WCISC-FM I I *90?511 ' vf '$ 5** > % ' iSSWw ** Students browse through career oppor the USC Career Fair in the Koger Center. Applicants can get ex Co-op pro? By VALERIE HILL dents sear Staff Writer said Tom Due to the nation's economic si- Student En tuation, many students are turning ^ou 8C to the University's Co-op and In- the street 1 ternship programs for financial they help. will say fc Co-op is short for the Univer- DUl rour ^ jity's Cooperative Education prog- aSe anymo ram. 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