Research Commons
As part of the renovation of the first floor and lower level of the Charles E. Young Research Library, a new research commons will provide flexible, technology-enabled spaces for students and faculty to do research. It will feature a variety of technologies and resources to enable researchers to interact with UCLA Library resources as well as collaborate with one another.
Demonstration Space
To guide decisions on the design and capabilities of the research commons, a demonstration space has opened in part of the reference area on the first floor. This work-in-progress provides the opportunity to test services, equipment, furnishings, and program concepts in a real, working environment. Its components currently include:
- E-lounge: designed to support collaborative research and learning, with comfortable seating around a large plasma screen, which can be controlled from a laptop
- Showcase station: another option for collaborative research and learning, designed to showcase "hidden" collections and data resources, researchers' work in progress, and available resources
- Individual workstations: created in response to needs expressed by faculty and graduate students, offering space and equipment for intensive research
- CD-ROM stations: provide access to some of the Research Library's frequently used CD-based databases
- Laptop, tablet PC and projector: can be checked out by UCLA faculty and students and used in the demonstration area or elsewhere in the library or on campus
Availability, Reservations, and Schedules
Hours and information on reservations and scheduling the demonstration space is available through the Instructional Resource Managament Application.
User Guide for the Charles E. Young Research Library Research Commons Demonstration Space (Adobe PDF document).
