162 · Representative Documents: Service Change Announcements
University of Cincinnati
Introducing UCit@Langsam
http://libraries.uc.edu/source/volseven/vol7no1.pdf
vol. 7 no. 1 www.libraries.uc.edu/source Source
By Melissa Cox Norris, Director of Library
Communications, melissa.norris@uc.edu
7
A student works on a computer in UCit@Langsam
UC students who are looking for a place to use a powerful computer
equipped with the latest software, print papers at 2am, meet with a
project group, or study quietly have a new space to do just that –
UCit@Langsam, a 24/7 computer and study space located on the 5th
floor of Langsam Library. With seating for 219 people, UCit@Langsam
offers services students have requested in surveys and in conversation
with library and IT staff.
“A 21st-century learning environment requires connectivity to the
Internet and its resources, including other learners,” said University Vice
President &CIO Fred Siff. “This modern amalgam of the computer lab
and the library study space provides that, in a warm, inviting, and com-
fortable environment, available to students 24/7.”
For computer users, 60 Windows PCs and 40 Macintosh computers, all
with network access and the university standard software, are available.
For those bringing in their own laptops, wireless access is found through-
out the facility. Lab consultants are on site in UCit@Langsam to answer
questions.
For students seeking a place to work, a large Quiet Study Room provides
a comfortable space for individual study. In addition, four Group Study
Rooms, two with SMART Boards, are available for those working on
group projects and can be reserved in advance for up to three-hour
sessions.
“Working together, University Libraries and UCit have created an exciting
and inviting 21st-century learning environment,” said Dean and
University Librarian Victoria A. Montavon. “The space is comfortable,
flexible, and fully equipped to meet student needs.”
During Langsam Library’s regular operating hours, students enter
UCit@Langsam via the 4th floor main library entrance, and proceed to
the 5th floor. After the library closes, UC students must enter the facility
via the 5th floor Langsam Lobby entrance by swiping their valid UC IDs.
A security officer is on site when the library is closed and, upon request,
will walk users to their cars in the Woodside (Langsam Library) Garage
every hour at the top of the hour.
Outside UCit@Langsam, the 5th floor lobby now includes colorful picnic
tables, inviting users to study there, perhaps while enjoying snacks from
the new vending machines that have been added to the lobby.
UCit@Langsam is a collaborative initiative of University Libraries and
UCit with support from Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and
Provost Anthony J. Perzigian and funding from UC Student Government
(a $5,000 gift) and a UC|21 grant ($40,000).
For more information about UCit@Langsam, visit
www.uc.edu/ucitatlangsam.
Introducing UCit@Langsam
a 24/7 Computer and Study Space
Two of the 100 computers available in the space
A SMART Board available in two of
the Group Study Rooms
Photos
by Allison
Leidy
Photo
by Allison
Leidy
Photo
by Melissa
Cox Norris
Photo
by Melissa
Cox
Norris
University of Cincinnati
Introducing UCit@Langsam
http://libraries.uc.edu/source/volseven/vol7no1.pdf
vol. 7 no. 1 www.libraries.uc.edu/source Source
By Melissa Cox Norris, Director of Library
Communications, melissa.norris@uc.edu
7
A student works on a computer in UCit@Langsam
UC students who are looking for a place to use a powerful computer
equipped with the latest software, print papers at 2am, meet with a
project group, or study quietly have a new space to do just that –
UCit@Langsam, a 24/7 computer and study space located on the 5th
floor of Langsam Library. With seating for 219 people, UCit@Langsam
offers services students have requested in surveys and in conversation
with library and IT staff.
“A 21st-century learning environment requires connectivity to the
Internet and its resources, including other learners,” said University Vice
President &CIO Fred Siff. “This modern amalgam of the computer lab
and the library study space provides that, in a warm, inviting, and com-
fortable environment, available to students 24/7.”
For computer users, 60 Windows PCs and 40 Macintosh computers, all
with network access and the university standard software, are available.
For those bringing in their own laptops, wireless access is found through-
out the facility. Lab consultants are on site in UCit@Langsam to answer
questions.
For students seeking a place to work, a large Quiet Study Room provides
a comfortable space for individual study. In addition, four Group Study
Rooms, two with SMART Boards, are available for those working on
group projects and can be reserved in advance for up to three-hour
sessions.
“Working together, University Libraries and UCit have created an exciting
and inviting 21st-century learning environment,” said Dean and
University Librarian Victoria A. Montavon. “The space is comfortable,
flexible, and fully equipped to meet student needs.”
During Langsam Library’s regular operating hours, students enter
UCit@Langsam via the 4th floor main library entrance, and proceed to
the 5th floor. After the library closes, UC students must enter the facility
via the 5th floor Langsam Lobby entrance by swiping their valid UC IDs.
A security officer is on site when the library is closed and, upon request,
will walk users to their cars in the Woodside (Langsam Library) Garage
every hour at the top of the hour.
Outside UCit@Langsam, the 5th floor lobby now includes colorful picnic
tables, inviting users to study there, perhaps while enjoying snacks from
the new vending machines that have been added to the lobby.
UCit@Langsam is a collaborative initiative of University Libraries and
UCit with support from Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and
Provost Anthony J. Perzigian and funding from UC Student Government
(a $5,000 gift) and a UC|21 grant ($40,000).
For more information about UCit@Langsam, visit
www.uc.edu/ucitatlangsam.
Introducing UCit@Langsam
a 24/7 Computer and Study Space
Two of the 100 computers available in the space
A SMART Board available in two of
the Group Study Rooms
Photos
by Allison
Leidy
Photo
by Allison
Leidy
Photo
by Melissa
Cox Norris
Photo
by Melissa
Cox
Norris
