Digital Collaboration Studio
About the Studio
Located on the third floor of Miller Nichols Library, the Digital Collaboration Studio is a cooperative research and teaching space managed by Digital Scholarship Services. The facility includes an open area with mobile furniture and high-definition monitors, a seminar room with video conferencing capability and digital whiteboard and small collaboration rooms with high-definition monitors. The Studio includes an audio and video recording studio for oral histories and podcasts. The Studio is designed to support research and education in all disciplines.
What to Expect
- Digital Collaboration Studio spaces are for the use of UMKC faculty, staff, and students.
- We have different hours than the rest of the building, please check to make sure we’re open before you plan a visit.
- Check in at the service desk when you arrive.
- A UMKC ID and login is required to reserve and use spaces in the Studio.
- No food is permitted in the Digital Collaboration Studio, drinks must be in closed containers.
- The Digital Collaboration Studio is designated a Quiet Conversation Area.
- The common area and Collaboration Lab workstations are available on a drop-in basis.
- To reserve Studio spaces for classes, workshops, or events, contact umkcdss@umkc.edu.
Digital Collaboration Studio Policies
UMKC students, staff, and faculty can reserve the Collaboration Rooms, Seminar Room, or Recording Studio for up to two hours per group per day using the Libraries’ online reservation system and their UMKC username and password.
Priority use of spaces in the Digital Collaboration Studio is given to faculty and graduate student researchers who need the resources offered by the Studio.
Collaboration Rooms
Room 310A & 310B
Rooms 310A & 310B each comfortably seats up to 4 individuals. Collaboration Rooms are equipped with a large display capable of being connected to a laptop, and teleconferencing technology including a camera and speakers. Each room is for use by small groups of four (4) or fewer. Students, staff, and faculty can reserve a Collaboration Room for two (2) hours per group, per day. This space is designated a Quiet Conversation Area.
Room 310A
Room 310B
Recording Studio
Room 310C
The Recording Studio is designed for oral history, podcast, or interview recording, and features microphones, a high-resolution mounted camera, and audio and video recording software. The Recording Studio is suited for groups of three (3) or fewer. The Studio is not appropriate for music or vocal performances. Students, staff, and faculty can reserve a Collaboration Room for two (2) hours per group, per day. This space is designated a Quiet Conversation Area.
Recording Studio
Seminar Room
Room 312
The Seminar Room comfortably seats up to 12 individuals. The room is equipped with a large digital whiteboard and control system, and teleconferencing technology with a camera, ceiling microphone, and speakers. The room is for use by larger groups of six (6) or more. Students, staff, and faculty can reserve a Collaboration Room for two (2) hours per group, per day. This space is designated a Quiet Conversation Area.
Service desk staff can help users get started with equipment in our spaces, but cannot offer in depth hardware or software support.
Support for errors or technical issues is provided by UMKC Information Services. Please report problems to the service desk staff who will contact IT Help for assistance.
Technology Policies
- These resources are for the use of UMKC faculty, staff, and students only. A UMKC ID is required to check out equipment in the Studio
- The Digital Collaboration Studio is designated a Quiet Conversation Area.
- No food or drinks allowed in the Creative Media Lab and near the Bookeye.
Loanable Technology
Visit the Digital Collaboration Studio Service Desk to check out headphones, chargers, adapters and other equipment. Visit the Loanable Technology LibGuide for an inventory of available equipment. These items are available for in-library use only and must be returned to the DCS Service Desk prior to Studio closure.
Collaboration Lab
The Collaboration Lab provides four workstations with specialized research software for UMKC faculty, staff, and student use.
These workstations are intended for research or scholarly work that requires the specialized software available on the workstations, not general lab use. General use computers are available on the 1st and 2nd floors of Miller Nichols Library and other locations on campus.
The workstations are available on a first-come-first served basis, with a requested maximum use time of two consecutive hours. Log in to the workstations with your UMKC or UM System ID.
Bookeye 5
The Bookeye 5 is an archival quality book, document, and physical media scanner available in the Collab Lab. The Flat Scanner supports scans up to 15.3″ x 18.9″ while the attached document scanner can scan up to a width of 8.5”.
The Bookeye is available on a first-come-first-serve basis anytime the Studio is open. If you require additional time for larger projects or a high volume of scans, please contact Digital Scholarship Services at umkcdss@umkc.edu and we will assist you with scheduling.
FAQ
Any UMKC-affiliated student, faculty, or staff.
The Studio is open and staffed Monday to Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Fridays 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. We are closed on weekends.
Library use and space reservation data does not support keeping the Studio open on weekends.
Yes. You can reserve rooms in advance using LibCal. Our service desk staff can help folks with walk-in reservations if space is available. No reservations are required to use tables in the common area or the Collaboration Lab workstations.
Reservations are for 2 hours per individual or group per day. Groups will be asked to leave after two hours, and reservations violating this policy will be canceled.
Reservations will be held for 15 minutes before being canceled to allow others to use the space.
This is to ensure that the space is clean and odor free for all users, and to safeguard vulnerable equipment and loanable technology.
Anyone with a UM System login can use the workstations. Workstations are available on a first come, first served basis.
Consistent with the rest of 3rd Floor, the Studio is designated for Quiet Conversation. Quiet conversation for collaborative research and study are expected.
Any UMKC-affiliated student, faculty, or staff. Studio staff can provide training to individuals or groups as needed.
Nope. The Scanner is available on a first come, first served basis. However, faculty who need to use the Bookeye for larger projects can reserve the Bookeye. During those time, other patrons will be directed to scanners on First and Ground Floors.
No. Faculty who need space to hold office hours should contact the Registrar’s office Classroom Scheduling service.
Faculty or Library employees can reserve spaces for classes in the DCS for one-time events, workshops, or instruction sessions, but regular classes should follow the policies of the Registrar’s office Classroom Scheduling service.
Yes. Faculty or Staff can reserve the open area and adjacent rooms for one-time events, workshops, or instruction sessions by emailing umkcdss@umkc.edu.
No. The Studio is reservable only during our staffed, open hours.
Student organizations are welcome to hold one-time events or workshops in the Studio, but should work with the Office of Student Involvement to find a regular meeting space.
Technology Support
Service desk staff can help users get started with equipment in our spaces, but cannot offer in depth hardware or software support.
Support for errors or technical issues is provided by UMKC Information Services. Please report problems to the service desk staff who will contact IT Help for assistance.
Location & Contact
- Located on the 3rd floor of Miller Nichols Library
- Floor plans
- Contact Digital Scholarship Services
- Student, staff, and metered parking lots are located on the north side of the building.
