SUBJECT:

Video Request Service for Staff Education and Development

The Human Resources Department is proud to announce the debut of the Video
Request Service (VRS), an innovative service developed collaboratively by the
Office of Staff Education and Development and Human Resources Information
Systems. The VRS will enable you to use the World Wide Web to submit your
request for videos to be borrowed or broadcast from the Staff Education and
Development Video Library. The VRS includes these easy-to-use features:

*  On-line listing of Video Library offerings
*  Instant confirmation of video reservation
*  On-line rescheduling of video requests
*  Listings of videos requested
*  On-line cancellation of reservation
*  Automatic video reservation reminder via electronic mail
*  On-line history of video transactions

Access instructions follow this message.

Implementation of the Video Request Service is an important milestone in the
conversion to electronic processes. In recognition of the fact that some
departments may require time to provide access to the VRS, the current
paper-based Video Library Loan/Video Broadcast Request system will continue to
be available until December 31, 1996. Please direct your comments and
suggestions to Staff Education and Development at 534-4890 or
staffeducation@hris1.ucsd.edu.

Rogers Davis Assistant Vice Chancellor - Human Resources

VIDEO REQUEST SERVICE ACCESS INFORMATION:

You may access the VRS through InfoPath, UCSD's World Wide Web-based information
system, or directly using the following URL:

http://www-hr.ucsd.edu/~staffeducation/

To use the menus provided on InfoPath, look under the heading "Organizations
and Resources" on the InfoPath home page and select "Administrative," then select
"Human Resources and Personnel," and then "Staff Education and Development."

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

To use the VRS, you will need:

*  One of the following World Wide Web browsers: Access to InfoPath via Telnet;
Netscape 1.1 or a more recent version; Mosaic 2.05 Final Beta or a more recent
version.

*  An Internet electronic mail address.

*  Your supervisor's Internet electronic mail address.

If you do not have an Internet electronic mail address, you may contact
"postmaster@ucsd.edu" on electronic mail or call the Office of Network
Operations (ONO) at 534-1857.

For further information, please contact Staff Education and Development at
534-4890.