Honnold/Mudd Library: W. M. Keck Foundation Learning Room

W. M. Keck Foundation Learning Room

The W. M. Keck Foundation Learning Room, located in Honnold/Mudd Library, is a key addition to the Libraries’ instructional resources. Funded by a grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation, the Learning Room, which was completed in January 1998, is the result of collaboration among many individuals and groups. At the dedication on March 4, 1998, CUC Executive Vice President Mitch Dorger said, "From a practical standpoint this room will dramatically increase the ability of our students and faculty to meet the academic challenges of today’s high tech environment. Symbolically, the completion of this room marks a landmark step toward the learning environment of the 21st century."

The Learning Room provides state-of-the-art audio-visual and network technologies for instruction that will allow the Libraries to help students find their way through the increasingly bewildering maze of choices for locating, analyzing, and using information. Students will be able to learn to use library and information resources in highly interactive, hands-on classes. The teaching librarian’s demonstration of the use of databases can be projected onto a large screen as well as directly onto every student’s monitor. After students have been introduced to one or two databases, they can try out their own searches to discover which resources best meet their particular information needs. Each workstation provides space for students to work collaboratively with others. And if students at one workstation make a valuable discovery or encounter an interesting problem, the teaching librarian can project their individual screen for the whole class to see.

Although the primary focus for the Keck Learning Room is learning and teaching about library resources, there will be times when the room is open as an extension of the Search Center. Eventually we expect to provide additional capabilities, such as scanning and multimedia authoring, which will allow researchers to readily incorporate library materials into their digital projects.
If you have questions or comments about the Learning Room, please contact Gale Burrow in Honnold/Mudd Library (909/607-3987, campus ext. 73987).

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	The W. M. Keck Foundation Learning Room, located in Honnold/Mudd Library, is a key addition to the Libraries’ instructional resources. Funded by a grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation, the Learning Room, which was completed in January 1998, is the result of collaboration among many individuals and groups. At the dedication on March 4, 1998, CUC Executive Vice President Mitch Dorger said, "From a practical standpoint this room will dramatically increase the ability of our students and faculty to meet the academic challenges of today’s high tech environment. Symbolically, the completion of this room marks a landmark step toward the learning environment of the 21st century."
The Learning Room provides state-of-the-art audio-visual and network technologies for instruction that will allow the Libraries to help students find their way through the increasingly bewildering maze of choices for locating, analyzing, and using information. Students will be able to learn to use library and information resources in highly interactive, hands-on classes. The teaching librarian’s demonstration of the use of databases can be projected onto a large screen as well as directly onto every student’s monitor. After students have been introduced to one or two databases, they can try out their own searches to discover which resources best meet their particular information needs. Each workstation provides space for students to work collaboratively with others. And if students at one workstation make a valuable discovery or encounter an interesting problem, the teaching librarian can project their individual screen for the whole class to see.
Although the primary focus for the Keck Learning Room is learning and teaching about library resources, there will be times when the room is open as an extension of the Search Center. Eventually we expect to provide additional capabilities, such as scanning and multimedia authoring, which will allow researchers to readily incorporate library materials into their digital projects. If you have questions or comments about the Learning Room, please contact Gale Burrow in Honnold/Mudd Library (909/607-3987, campus ext. 73987).