A quiet study carrel. An interactive conference room. An active learning classroom. A recording studio. A 3D printer. For today’s faculty and student body, all these share space in the academic sphere. Brian Mathews, in “Encoding Space” writes, “Buildings, especially libraries, are symbolic. They represent the intellectual character and aspirations of a college, university, or community” (Mathews & Soistmann, 2016).…
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Student Spotlight: Lynneth Miller (From the 2018 ITS & Libraries Magazine)
Lynneth Miller graduated with a doctorate in history this Spring. During her four years at Baylor she served on the Libraries/ITS Student Advisory Committee (LITSSAC) as a representative from the Graduate School. In this interview, she shares her experiences on the committee and how it helped her better understand the work of the University Libraries and ITS. What drew you…
Faculty and Staff Spotlights (From the 2018 ITS & Libraries Magazine)
Faculty Spotlight: Joshua Been Joshua Been is an assistant librarian and digital scholarship librarian. He coordinates library efforts around digital scholarship, which allows him to collaborate with library and other campus faculty partners to carry out innovative data-related projects. What drew you to the Baylor Libraries? For about a decade, I provided academic data-focused research support as a librarian, while…
Moody 104 Active Learning Lab: A Place for ALL Disciplines (From the 2018 ITS & Libraries Magazine)
When Moody Memorial Library opened in 1968, it served a variety of needs, chief among them being space for an expanding collection and to address a lack of study space for students. Four floors of stacks, carrels, classrooms and study spaces came online that fall and the library quickly become the hub of academic life on campus. But just as…