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The Scholars’ Lab is a gathering place—and a tech-enabled workspace for learning, exploration, and practice of digital scholarship.
As a research center, we invite students, faculty, and community scholars who wish to ask new questions with and of technology, or to push disciplinary and methodological boundaries through new approaches.
Hours + Location Map
Hours
Unless reserved for a special event, the Scholars’ Lab public spaces are open whenever Shannon Library is open; Scholars' Lab's Makerspace is open for a subset of those hours that varies by term:
Availability
Planning a trip to the Lab? Check the calendar below to see if we have any events scheduled during your visit. During most of our public events, the Lab will remain open for quiet use, but it will be noisier than usual. Very infrequently, we host private events, and we may ask you to move to another part of the Library.
For more information about our space and what it has to offer, see Use of Scholars' Lab Spaces.
Location Map
The Scholars' Lab is located in the University of Virginia's Edgar Shannon Library (formerly Alderman), covering the 3rd floor east wing.
From the Memorial Hall entrance (4th floor), we're one flight down. From the new McCormick Road entrance (2nd floor), we're one floor up. The UVA Library provides directions to the building, including a guide to the new Shannon building.
Scholars' Lab Map
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- White: Public lab areas
- Yellow: Special use*
- Gray: Lab staff
* "Special use" areas are mediated locations. The 308i Makerspace hours are available on our makerspace page. The 308K SLab Consultation Room is prioritized for SLab and other Library staff uses during the day, then available for UVA reservations in evenings and on weekends.
Shannon 3rd Floor Map
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Spaces
Our public space includes:
- GIS & 3D data processing workstations
- Specialized software for GIS, 3D data processing, and OCR
- Flatbed scanners (large format)
- VR station for collaborative project development, immersive presentations, and demos
- Makerspace (Shannon 308i)
- Open co-work space (Scholars' Lab Common Room, aka "CR"; Shannon 308)
- Teaching & event space w/ projection (Scholars' Lab Common Room, aka "CR"; Shannon 308)
- Consultation room (available for reservations in evenings and on weekends; Shannon 308K)
- Digital Humanities Working Library (for reference/in-library use)
Use of Scholars' Lab Spaces
The Scholars’ Lab public space supports a number of activities, including digital project presentations, collaborative project development, speaker events, workshops, technology demonstrations, instruction sessions, and interest groups./
Reservations for the presentation and VR spaces are available by appointment, with prior approval of Scholars’ Lab staff. If you have use requests or special event proposals, please send them to scholarslab@virginia.edu. Spaces may not be reserved for regular (semester-long) courses, student meetings, or group study.