Tech and Spaces

An instructor presenting a lesson to a small group sitting at a table in the DSC

Digital Scholarship Center 

The Digital Scholarship Center is a newly renovated space on the third floor of Bartle Library.  In addition to the Digital Scholarship team’s workshops, it can be reserved for class meetings, events, and meetings at the discretion of the Digital Scholarship Department. Requests can be submitted here to request use of the space. 

  • Flexible seating
  • Conferencing equipment
  • Projector
  • Laptops 

DSC Usage PolicyDSC Classroom Reservation Form

Photo of 4-5 stations in the Data Studio. Each station has two large monitors

Data Studio

Access specialized and open software and make use of our larger screens and optimized computers to load, analyze and visualize your data. 

  • large screens
  • desktop computer
  • software options including NVivo, SAS, SPSS, Stata and Adobe Creative Cloud for data analysis and visualization

A man with headphones sits in front of a computer with a microphone before him

Recording Studios

Bartle Library has two recording studios. One on the first floor and a second added to the Digital Scholarship Center on the third floor. Both spaces may be used to record and edit audio, but have slightly different equipment. 

First Floor Recording Studio 

  • Two Blue Snowball iCE microphones with USB 
  • Camera and microphone for basic video recording
  • Two computer stations 
    • Audio editing station 
    • Video station 

Third Floor Recording Studio 

  • Two Shure microphones with USB or XLR 
  • Scarlett 2i2 Interfacer for better audio control 
  • Computer station for easy audio recording and editing 

RESERVE THE RECORDING STUDIO(S)

Open Access Software

  • SUNY Create 
  • WordPress
  • Omeka
  • Tableau
  • Voyant
  • Python and R
  • HTML/CSS
  • Gephi
  • Google Sites
  • Audacity
  • ShotCut/CapCut
  • Photo editing software 

Digital Scholarship Center Usage Policy

The third floor includes a Digital Scholarship Center, recording studio, and Data studio which are open during regular Bartle Library open hours.  The DSC's instruction space can be reserved but should be in direct collaboration with the Digital Scholarship team, have particular relevance to the Digital Scholarship Department or have a direct need for the recording studio or Data Studio.  Requests will be reviewed by the Head of Digital Scholarship Services.

Using the space means agreeing to the following policies:

  • Returning furniture and equipment to its original place and state before leaving the room
  • Starting and ending events on time, or showing up on time for your reservations or meetings in the space
  • Not unplugging or rearranging any of the cords in the space including the data studio and classroom space
    • equipment in the recording studio may be unplugged, but should always be returned to its original state as shown in pictures in the space
  • Using the appropriate forms to reserve the space
    • Booking recording studio
    • Reserving the DSC Classroom (2 weeks in advance)
  • The Center is open to everyone and is a shared working space. Students or campus members may be in a portion of the Center while another event is happening as long as they are not disrupting the event, class, or workshop that is happening