GLB Meeting/Classroom Policies
The General Library Building has several spaces available for library instruction and meeting use. The availability, scheduling, and facilities descriptions for these spaces are provided below. Similar facilities may be available in other libraries around campus as well; availability and scheduling policies should be requested from those libraries directly.
The Goldberg Conference Room is scheduled through the Office of the University Librarian (OUL), by way of the Library Calendars webpage or by contacting OUL at 2-7100. Its primary use is as a meeting room for library staff groups and for library-related committee work. It is available to be scheduled by any library staff for such uses. Other uses and outside group use may be possible through special arrangement. Facilities include a conference table, 16 chairs, a white marker-board, a network connection, and a retractable screen for use with a projector. An overhead projector and/or computer projector can be arranged, if needed, but these items will need to be picked up from other locations. A key to the room is available from the Library Personnel Office (Room 207) or from Special Collections (Room 200).
Because of its proximity to Special Collections, the Conference Room is often a convenient space for library staff instructors to work with classes who may need to work with Special Collections materials. Such class sessions may be scheduled for the Conference Room where they do not interfere with ongoing scheduled library meetings. The Conference Room may not be scheduled as the official location for courses offered by the university. Classes that may need to be scheduled for an extended period of time will be placed on the calendar on a tentative basis so that other priority meetings may still be scheduled and the class location adjusted as needed.
Any questions about use of the Goldberg Conference Room should be directed to the Office of the University Librarian.
The Electronic Classroom is scheduled through the Library Technology Team (LTT), by way of the Library Calendars webpage, or by contacting LTT at 2-7073. Its primary use is to provide for short-term and/or concentrated instructional and training needs--library user training, library staff training, and training offered by the Center for Teaching. It is available for scheduling to all library staff and the staff of the Center for Teaching; others may request special arrangements, working with a library staff member. Reservations will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis, but we may attempt to renegotiate schedules should other room alternatives prove acceptable. In such cases, after actual session needs, including numbers of people to be taught, software required, need for video display, etc., priority will be given to library user instruction, Center for Teaching work with faculty, and then library staff training.
There are 16 workstations with 2 chairs per workstation, making it ideal for hands-on instruction. Demonstrations where hands-on activities are not part of the session may be better supported in the Central Classroom on the 6th level. In addition to the student workstations, the electronic classroom has an instructor station, computer/video projector, VCR, microphone, and white markerboards. Each workstation is well-equipped with software, and special arrangements can be made if there are additional software needs. More details.
Any questions about use of the Electronic Classroom should be directed to the Library Technology Team.
The Central Classroom is scheduled through the Library Calendars webpage or by contacting any member of the Central Reference staff or the Government Information-Media Department. It is primarily used for library instruction and library staff meetings, with priority for instruction. Should a library instruction need arise, reservations for other functions may need to be cancelled at the discretion of Central Reference. Faculty may schedule the room for showing videos or for special class meetings, but it is not generally reserved for repeated sessions of regularly scheduled classes. A&S faculty have priority. Reservations are made on a first-come, first-served basis.
The classroom includes an instructor workstation, video projection capability, a DVD-VHS player, a pull down screen, a blackboard, and 20 desk chairs. The keys to the classroom and the remote control for the projector are kept at the Government Information-Media office. The workstation is well-equipped with software, including Microsoft Office, and special arrangements can be made if there are additional software needs, as long as these are requested well in advance of the session.
Government Information-Media staff can assist with use of the Classroom equipment. Computer and/or network problems should be addressed to LITS. Questions about reservations or use of the room may be directed to David Carpenter or 343-6363.
11/08/06
John Haar