Batza Meeting Room

• Meeting space available to the Colgate University community with priority given to ITS and Library meetings, instruction, and student presentations.  Secondary use for committee and University affiliated group meetings.
• Located on east side of level 5.
• Presenter’s networked workstation includes data projection, document camera, wall-mounted screen, VCR, DVD, and sound system to fully integrate educational technology.
• Conference table with up to 50 chairs.
• May not be used as the primary classroom for courses.
• Any meeting with catered food must begin at 9 am or later on weekdays. Caterers cannot get into the building before it officially opens.
• Food and covered beverages are permitted; contact facilities to submit a work order for cleanup. Requires departmental budget code.

• Located between elevator and side stairwell on west side of level 1.
• Supports the creation of professional audio recordings.
• Controlled by the ITS Department; contact Rich Grant (x7728) to make arrangements for access and use.

• Located between elevator and side stairwell on west side of level 1.
• Supports the creation of professional video recordings.
• Controlled by the ITS Department; contact Rich Grant (x7728) to make arrangements for access and use.

• Primarily available for Library/ITS classroom instruction.
• Reserved exclusively for Library/ITS instruction for fall and spring semesters.
• In the summer and intersessions, the lab may be available for academic instruction and campus workshops requiring computers Mon.-Fri., 9:00am to 4:00pm.
• Available for individual use as an open computer lab for Colgate community members when not reserved for instruction.
• May not be used as the primary classroom for courses or semester-long activities.
• Food is not allowed but beverages in covered containers are permitted.
• Equipped with 20 networked individual workstations with application and research software.
• Instructor’s networked workstation includes data projection, document camera, wall-mounted screen, VCR, DVD, and sound system to fully integrate educational technology.
• Contact Haley Benson x7361 to check availability and make arrangements.

• 23 faculty carrels.
• Provide quiet and private spaces for Colgate faculty to work on research projects.
• Data ports, desktops with chairs, and shelves are available for research materials.
• A full faculty carrel policy with application link is available.

  To inquire about obtaining a faculty carrel, please contact the Head of Borrowing Services, 315-228-7302.

• 7 rooms available.
• Immediately available (without the 3 day advance notice) - Reserve on EMS.
• Use restricted to 2 to 6 students working collaboratively.
• 4-hour maximum use.
• Rooms are locked with key (check out at the Borrowing Services Desk).
• Late arrivals beyond 15 minutes from start of reservation may be canceled and room reassigned.
• Food is not allowed, but beverages in covered containers are permitted.

Features:

• Table with 6 chairs
• Wired internet

• 3 rooms available for group media viewing and listening.
• Immediately available (without the 3 day advance notice) - Reserve on EMS.
• Use restricted to 2 to 6 students working collaboratively.
• 4-hour maximum use.
• Rooms are locked with key (check out at the Borrowing Services Desk).
• Late arrivals beyond 15 minutes from start of reservation may be cancelled and room reassigned
• Food is not allowed, but beverages in covered containers are permitted

Features:

• Table with 6 chairs
• Wired Internet
• Plasma Screen
• DVD/VHS player
• Wired internet

Note: Individual media viewing/listening stations are available in the Music/Listening area. Small groups not in need of listening/viewing capabilities should first look at Group Study Room availability. Larger groups should reserve the Seminar Media Viewing and Listening Room.

• Primary function is to support ITS and Libraries classroom media instruction and for regular course sessions in which the faculty and students will need on-going access to resources for teaching and learning about media editing and creation.
• Located adjacent to the Learning Commons on level 5.
• Equipped with 16 networked individual Macintosh workstations and 4 MacBook Pro laptops with media editing software.
• Instructor’s networked workstation includes data projection control of all computers in the room, wall-mounted screen, Blu-Ray DVD player, and state-of-the-art surround sound system to fully integrate educational technology.
• Primarily reserved for ITS and Libraries media use each semester and as needed for media-intensive regular courses.
• Secondary use is as a media lab for students and faculty editing and creating media projects. The space serves as a computer lab exclusively for media editing and creation.
• Otherwise available to Colgate University students and faculty for instructional sessions or workshops during academic intercessions and summers with priority given to Library and ITS activities.
• Not available as the primary classroom for academic courses scheduled by the registrar. Multiple course sessions may be taught in the lab by faculty but this does not serve as the primary classroom.
• Controlled by the ITS Department; contact Andrew Smith (asmith3@colgate.edu), Instructional Designer - Innovative Media to make arrangements for access and use.

• Casual, networked space with food and beverages. 
• Café Hours.

Features:

• Tables, booths, tablet chairs
• Wired Internet
• Plasma Screen
• DVD/VHS player
• Network Connection

Available 24:7 during regular academic year. 

• 23 workstations with 2 chairs each to facilitate students working together.
• Multimedia facilities for individual and group work.
• Service desk staff are available in this area to provide assistance and referral as needed.
• The Flexible Work Room is designed to be re-arranged by students to meet changing study needs.
• Food is not allowed, but beverages in covered containers are permitted.

Equipment:

• Macintosh Video and Audio Editing Stations
• PC Image Workstations
• Flatbed and Slide Scanner
• VHS Players  |  MiniDV Players  |  Disc Duplicators  |  DV Tape to DVD Conversion Station

Software:

• Final Cut Pro
• DVD Studio Pro
• iDVD
• iMovie
• Soundtrack Pro
• Motion
• Garage Band
• PhotoShop

• 12 individual viewing/listening stations with headphones for videos, DVDs, CDs, and LPs.
• 4 individual listening stations with headphones.
• 4 microfilm/fiche machines with printers.
• 1 microfilm/fiche machine with scanner.
• 1 microcard machine with printer.

• The Loesch Special Collections & University Archives is on the south side of level 2.
• Special Collections include the Henry A. Colgate Collection of Joseph Conrad, the Richard S. Weiner Collection of George Bernard Shaw, the Powys Family Collection, literary materials on T.S. Eliot, Mark Twain, and other authors, collections relating to the history of Hamilton and Madison County, New York, and other rare books and manuscripts.
• The University Archives is the repository for materials on the history of Colgate University and about current and former students, faculty, and staff.
• These primary resource collections provide students with many opportunities to do original research.
• Neither food nor covered beverages are permitted.

To inquire about using these resources, please contact the Head of Special Collections & Archives at 315-228-7305

• Primarily available for Library/ITS classroom instruction.
• Reserved exclusively for Library/ITS instruction first six weeks and free period (Tues., 11:30am-1:20pm) each semester.
• Reserved exclusively as open lab space for individuals the last three weeks of classes.
• Other times in the semester the lab is available for academic instruction and campus workshops requiring computers that end by 7:00pm. 
• In the summer and intersessions, the lab is available for academic instruction and campus workshops requiring computers Mon.-Fri., 9:00am to 4:00pm. 
• Available for individual use as an open computer lab for Colgate community members when not reserved for instruction
• May not be used as the primary classroom for courses or semester-long activities
• Food is not allowed but beverages in covered containers are permitted
• Equipped with 30 workstations with application & research software
• Instructor’s workstation includes data projection, document camera, wall-mounted screen, VCR, DVD, and sound system to fully integrate educational technology
• Contact Haley Benson x7361 to check availability and make arrangements

• One room
• Available in EMS
• Use restricted to 2 to 8 students working collaboratively
• Media viewing/listening capability for use is a priority
• 4 hour maximum use
• Room is locked with key pick up at the Circulation Desk
• Late arrivals beyond 15 minutes from start of reservation may be cancelled and room reassigned
• Food is not allowed, but beverages in covered containers are permitted

Features:

• Table, 8 chairs
• Wired Internet
• Plasma Screen
• DVD/VHS player
• Network Connection

Note: Individual media viewing/listening stations are available in the Music/Listening area.  Small groups not in need of Listening/Viewing capabilities should first look at Group Study Room availability.

• 4 rooms available on EMS with priority given to regularly scheduled classes or faculty scheduling individual classes
• Priority for booking will go to faculty for regularly scheduled classes booked through the Registrar and individual instruction sessions as well as to students for group presentations.  Otherwise, the rooms may be reserved by Colgate community members for meetings (before 6pm) or group work requiring equipment in the room
• Rooms not reserved for classes will be kept open after 6pm for additional individual quiet study seating
• Food is not allowed, but beverages in covered containers are permitted

Features:

• Conference Table, 14 chairs
• Wired Internet
• Plasma Screen
• DVD/VHS player
• Network Connection
• Windows

Please consult the Library Administrative Coordinator (315-228-7361) for use when you are providing fewer than three days’ notice; we will accommodate you when we can.

• Designed for group work
• Students may re-arrange furnishings to meet their study needs
• Adjacent to the Information Commons on level five
• Available 24:7 during regular academic year
• Food and covered beverages are permitted

Features:

• 15 movable tables
• 30 chairs
• 4 movable white board partitions

• Wesson Terrace is an elevated outdoor space located at the south entry.
• It overlooks the park-like setting on the south side of Case-Geyer.