Study Spaces
There are a mix of study spaces throughout the library. Some specific areas include:
- Group Study Rooms - All levels
- Individual Study Carrels - Levels 1 & 2
- Family-Friendly Room - Level 2
- Accessible Technology Room - Level 2
- East Faculty Office Area - Level 3
- Veteran's Group Study Room - Level 4
- Quiet Study Area - Level 5
- Poetry Corner - Level 5
Group study rooms can be reserved in advance for up to 3 hours per day. Make a reservation here!
See the Study Spaces webpage for details on all spaces.
Research Support
Library personnel and library technologies and resources provide a breadth of support for your research. Some highlights include:
OneSearch
OneSearch is the search engine for materials owned by the library, both on the shelf and online. Also provides millions of full text article and citation records harvested from publishers, open access repositories, and a large percentage of the library's licensed databases.
Need help getting started? Check out our tips for using OneSearch!
Research Guides
Research Guides are created by librarians and provide subject-specific assistance with links to research resources, as well as research tips and tricks. There are also topic guides for more generalized information, like guidance on Copyright and Data Management as well as Citation Style Guides and Management Tools.
ScholarWorks
ScholarWorks is UM's institutional repository that centralizes, preserves, and provides free, online access to the valuable research, creative scholarship, and unique resources produced and curated by UM faculty, students, and staff. ScholarWorks makes these resources easier to find, share, and use, both expanding the reach and increasing the impact of UM scholarship around the world. ScholarWorks accepts all discrete file types and can therefore accommodate traditional scholarship forms (documents, spreadsheets, presentations, etc.) as well as audio, video, image, and discipline-specific file types and formats.
Information Literacy – Core
Information Literacy – Core (InfoLit – Core) is a collection of online videos, tutorials, and quizzes covering information literacy and critical thinking, as well as related topics and skills. This content can be great for getting a refresher on research skills or stages of the research process.
Production Spaces and Equipment:
Computer Stations
The library is the largest computer lab on campus. You'll find Mac and PC computers with Microsoft Office, as well as multimedia workstations with specialized software, scanners, recording studios (highlighted below), and more. See the Equipment & Software A-Z webpage for details on what is available.
Studio Spaces
The library has two studio spaces available to help with your production and creation needs. Make a reservation in advance for up to 3 hours per day.
Studio 1
Located in Room 102, Studio 1 is the Mansfield Library's audio and video production studio for patrons to record podcasts, lectures, livestreams, speeches, auditions, and more - at no cost.
Studio 2
Studio 2 in Room 111 contains the Lightboard Studio, a self-serve video production studio, and the Podcast Studio, which allows users to record high quality audio independently or with guests.
Editing Stations
Room 112 on Level One of the library contains two MacOS M4 Pro editing stations with dual large monitors, increased GPU performance and height adjustable desks. These computers have Camtasia, Adobe Creative Cloud and other software. Reserve an editing station in advance for up to three hours per day.