Digital Collaboration Studio
Located on the third floor of Miller Nichols Library, the Digital Collaboration Studio is a cooperative work 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.
Using the Space
The open area includes four tables, each with a wall-mounted display.
The Collaboration Lab provides four workstations with specialized research software for UMKC faculty, staff, and student use. The workstations are available on a first-come-first served basis, with a requested maximum use time of two consecutive hours.
Faculty and staff can make one-time reservations for the entire Digital Collaboration Studio in order to host classes or workshops in the central area. The Digital Collaboration Studio is not available as a space for faculty office hours, or for classes to meet on a permanent basis. Make a reservation for your one-time class or workshop by contacting UMKC Libraries Digital Scholarship Services at umkcdss@umkc.edu. Reservations must be made more than 14 calendar days in advance.
Collaboration and Seminar Room Reservations Policy
- Food is not allowed in the Digital Collaboration Studio except for events with prior approval; drinks are allowed throughout the Studio in closed containers only.
- Students, faculty and staff can reserve the Collaboration Rooms and the Seminar Room. When the rooms are not reserved they are open and available for use by anyone.
- Reservations may be made for 2 hours during regular library hours.
- To allow fair and open access to as many students as possible, only one booking per day will be accepted from the same individual/group.
- Reservations will be held until 15 minutes after the start of the reservation.
- HDMI cables with USB-C adapters are provided to connect personal devices to wall-mounted displays.
- Select Laptop button on the control panel to manually select your connected device.
- If you have trouble connecting check the touch panel at the service desk to make sure Huddle Mode is selected.
- Volume can be controlled by the control panel or your laptop. Please mute audio or use a headset or earbuds to keep from disturbing others in the space.
- Contact IT Help for additional assistance.
Recording Studio & Production Room
The Recording Studio (Room 310C) provides a space that includes a motorized video camera and an array of microphones to capture audio and video recordings such as interviews for podcasts. The studio is not appropriate for recording the playing of music instruments, as it is a not a soundproof environment.
Recording Studio & Production Room Reservations Policy
- No food, drinks must be in closed containers.
- The Recording Studio (310C) is available for podcast, oral history, or other recording activities.
- Reservations are required to use the Recording Studio. The Studio is available for reservations Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Students, staff, and faculty can reserve the Recording Studio for up to two hours per day.
- To allow fair and open access to as many students as possible, only one booking per day will be accepted from the same individual/group.
- Make a reservation, then check out the key, keyboard, and mouse from the Service Desk in the Digital Collaboration Studio.
- The Production Room (310D) and specialized equipment are only available for use by designated UMKC Digital and Public Humanities students, staff, and faculty. Contact umkcdss@umkc.edu for assistance.
- Transfer all files off the computer before logging out, either to a USB device, your UM System One Drive or Google Drive, or another cloud storage option. Files left on the computer will periodically be automatically deleted.
- Includes a PC to open software to record and a touchscreen to manage the recording. The PC includes Adobe, Panopto, and Zoom. Check out the keyboard and mouse from the Digital Collaboration Studio Service Desk after making a reservation.
- Select ‘USB Capture HDMI 4K’ for the video and ‘Line-in MNL Recording Studio Sound Card’ for the audio.
- Select whether you want to use the ceiling or boom microphone.
- Contact the IT Help for additional assistance.
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Collaboration Rooms
Each room comfortably sits up to 3 individuals and is equipped with a large display capable of being connected to a laptop. Students, staff, and faculty can reserve a Collaboration Room for two-hour time blocks. When the rooms are not reserved they are open and available for use by anyone.
- HDMI cables with USB-C adapters are provided to connect personal devices to wall-mounted displays.
- Use USB cable to connect laptop to Logitech webcam below the display.
- Select Logitech MeetUp for video/audio to use the webcam with your laptop.
- The square Logitech remote can be used to control the webcam (motion, zoom, volume).
- Contact IT Help for additional assistance.
Seminar Room
The Seminar Room (Room 312) comfortably sits up to 12 individuals and is equipped with a large whiteboard and control system with ceiling microphone and speakers. Students, staff, and faculty can reserve the Seminar Room for two-hour time blocks. When the room is not reserved it is open and available for use by anyone.
- Includes a mouse and keyboard for PC connected to the display.
- HDMI cable with USB-C adapter is provided to connect personal devices to wall-mounted display.
- You can also connect wirelessly using VIA. Select Wireless on the control panel and then enter the provided IP and room code. This can be done through a web browser or the VIA app.
- The Logitech webcam can only be used by the in-room PC. The square Logitech remote can be used to control the webcam (motion, zoom, volume).
- The display can be used as a whiteboard by pressing the arrow button on either side of the display, selecting the home icon, and then selecting MosaicCanvas. Whiteboard content can be saved using a USB thumb drive that you insert into the bottom right of the display.
- Contact IT Help for additional assistance.
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.
For questions not captured here, please contact umkcdss@umkc.edu.
Technology Support
Technology support for the Digital Collaboration Studio is provided by UMKC Information Services. Contact IT Help for assistance.
