The Digital Collaboration Studio (DCS) is located on the third floor of the Miller Nichols Library and is open 10am-9pm Monday-Thursday and 10am-6pm on Friday. The DCS is closed on weekends. During the summer and intersessions, the DCS is open 10am-6pm Monday-Thursday and 10am-4pm on Friday. See all library hours.
The DCS includes an open collaboration area with mobile furniture and high-definition monitors, a seminar room and collaboration rooms with video conferencing capability and digital whiteboards, and an audio and video recording studio for oral histories and podcasts. The Studio is designed to support research and education in all disciplines with a focus on the Digital and Public Humanities.
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: https://libcal.library.umkc.edu/
Students, staff, and faculty can reserve the Collaboration Rooms for up to two (2) hours per group per day. The maximum capacity for 310A and 310B is four (4) people. Drop in users can make a reservation at the 310 Service Desk for available rooms.
Reserve Collaboration Room 310A
Reserve Collaboration Room 310B
Reservations are required. Priority use for podcast, oral history, or other recording projects. Not for general study use. Students, staff, and faculty can reserve the Recording Studio for up to two hours per group per day. Make a reservation and check out the key, keyboard, and mouse from the Digital Collaboration Studio Service Desk.
Students, staff, and faculty can reserve the Seminar Room for up to two hours per group per day. When the room is not reserved it is open and available to any library user. Use of the Seminar Room is prioritized for classes led by UMKC faculty, and secondarily for groups larger than 5. If you are an individual or a smaller group, please consider 310A or B or one of the First Floor reservable rooms.
As with the rest of the 3rd floor, the Studio is designated for quiet conversation: limited noise and quiet group work are permitted and expected.
If you need assistance with your own device, the Technology Support Center can provide assistance with UMKC resources including VPN, Email, or Canvas.
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