The Production Support Resources (PSR) is an equipment library on Grand Valley State University's Allendale campus located in Lake Superior Hall room 132.  The PSR serves only faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Visual and Media Arts and the School of Communication.  Students enrolled in production classes with Photography, Journalism, Broadcasting and Multimedia, and Film and Video Production can borrow equipment for school projects.

Available items include still and video cameras, audio recorders, microphones, projectors, tripods, lights, and much more.  Recent acquisitions of note include 8K Insta360 cameras and Fuji digital film cameras.  The PRS is run by student workers with the assistance of two full-time staff members, all holding a wealth of knowledge pertaining to the equipment.

 

The goals of the PSR include:

• Equipping students to be productive members of the production technology and digital media industry

• Facilitating the integration of digital media and production technology into the classes of our contributing departments

• Running a financially responsible service for the university

• Facilitating current faculty and staff of our contributing departments’ production endeavors