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media:scape which displays computer screens to the entire group. Frosted glass walls are near some media:scapes
where formulas can be written over a large space.
GIS Day: event held in open group study space adjacent to Data Services and located in Research Commons is dedicated
to GIS presentations/demonstrations/exhibits. Open Access Day/promotion: events held in Media Viewing area and
Graduate Exchange to promote Open Access awareness/opportunities.
Honors College book discussion in which they broke into small groups to discuss a book is the responsibility of Library
Learning Services.
In our exhibits/events space, we have quarterly presentations by campus faculty who discuss a research project. These
are open events. We have an event coordinator and a lecture series coordinator who are responsible for most of the
programming and logistics, however, librarians frequently make the initial connections.
In our open group study space &the nearby exhibit space in the performing arts library we recently hosted an exhibit on
Handel. A local collector provided materials we featured, we digitized a Handel score we own in our special collections,
and the baroque group on campus performed the piece in the library as part of the opening of the exhibit.
In the Teaching Commons (faculty space), the libraries, information technology, and the Center for Teaching &Faculty
Development collaborate to facilitate shared programming on a range of topics in teaching &learning.
iPearl Immersion Theater: This area features a large, curved video display wall that surrounds the viewer with imagery
and sound. The Digital Media Librarian, collaborating with the Digital Library Initiatives department, External Relations,
and the Special Collections Research Center, created a participatory digital service designed to encourage visitors
to document their library experience using the social media platform Instagram. Images from this crowdsourced
documentation effort will be selected to become part of the library’s permanent digital collections, allowing the
community to contribute to the historical record of the library through image submission as well as the use of voting
tools. These images are showcased in the iPearl Immersion Theater. This space also supports user-directed display of
and interaction with research and curricular content from all disciplines.
Large multipurpose, multifunctional room that offers capacity to hold lectures, show films, combine with other spaces
for breakout areas: staff member does outreach with campus departments and the campus events office to bring events
to this space and publicize events campus-wide.
Learning Commons with WriteFest writing workshop programming by the Writing Center for graduate students.
Maker Faire-type activities and events have been held over the past year or so (informal Maker Mondays and two more
formal Maker Faires), which have been well received. Interested librarians and staff coordinate these events, though
none are specifically assigned to do so.
One large study area, called the “Browsing Room,” is occasionally used for many different types of programming. For
example, it has been used to provide hands-on workshops for teachers, showing them ways to incorporate audio (oral
histories, music, etc.) and archival photographs with classroom instruction. This involved multimedia presentation and
interactive learning.
One open study space is used for “Sci Pop” presentations. University faculty present interesting topics that are
coordinated by librarians and outreach staff.
Open group or individual study space located within exhibits area where regular programming takes place.
Our special collections and archives staff has worked with students on pop-up exhibits that are mounted for short
periods in the special collections research center. These are based on work that students may be doing for a class or for
a particular event on campus, i.e., Black History Month or homecoming.
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