Falvey Memorial Library is proud to announce the opening of a brand new Digital Scholarship Lab on Wednesday, September 14, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The lab is located on the second floor of the library in Room 218A. Stop by to learn more about the Digital Scholarship Lab and our services, or visit our website at https://library.villanova.edu/digital-scholarship.

Designed to support Villanova faculty, students, and staff who are working on creating digital projects and/or are experimenting with digital media, digital humanities, and data-intensive research and teaching, the Digital Scholarship Lab offers an expanded range of software covering a variety of digital methods and tasks, including but not limited to geospatial mapping, data visualization, text and data mining, and multimodal publishing.

The Digital Scholarship Lab is equipped with 4 PC workstations, 1 high-performance Mac Pro workstation, 1 large Epson flatbed scanner, 2 display monitors, 1 meeting table, and 3 Mac and 3 PC laptops that can be connected to docking stations and monitors in the Lab.

Additionally, the Digital Scholarship Lab will offer a new digital media technology loan program, where Villanova faculty, students, and staff will be able to check out DSLR cameras, 360-degree cameras, and podcasting equipment from the Digital Scholarship Lab for up to 1-week with no renewals, and can be picked up at the first floor service desk. Please see our full list of available software and our digital media technology loans for more information.

The Digital Scholarship Lab is open by reservation-only during the following days and times, except for Villanova Holidays and closures:

• Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Thursdays: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Fridays: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Specific workstations, laptops, and the Epson flatbed scanner are reservable and may only be used in the Digital Scholarship Lab. Please see our booking reservations or contact us at digitalscholarship@villanova.edu for more information. The space may be used for digital scholarship sponsored events and workshops, but may not be used for regular class meetings.