Hi Lisa, Our Library has three rooms that can be used for group viewing.
The first is an actual thirty two person classroom that is normally used for Library Instruction classes but we regularly host video sessions for the University's professors (mainly because we are one of only two "smart rooms" on campus that still have a VCR!) The second is our Media Studio that can be rearranged to accommodate up to twenty five people for group viewing when it is not being used to shoot videos. I also loan this room out to student groups who want to practice presentations with a data projector. Third is one of our larger open access rooms that has a built in smart television and Blu Ray deck. This room has been used for many board meetings as the smart TV can easily connect to laptops. The room is normally for student studying although the TV is set to show CNN during our business hours (albeit with the sound down and captions on.) All three rooms serve multiple purposes and that is the best recommendation I can give: don't tie the space down to only being a theater or only being a classroom. If you kit the room out as a smart room (projector, screen, speakers, computer, wall plates for external laptop connection, lighting dimmers or "banked" on off options, and an appropriate amount of chairs) it can serve as a theater and a classroom and a space for students to practice their presentations in a closed setting. You'll need to put some thought into what kind of chairs you want to put in there but there are many options that are comfortable, space saving, and still useful as classroom furniture. So, yes, we do have several theater options but not one of them as a dedicated group viewing room! Best of luck! Chris On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Hooper, Lisa K <[email protected]> wrote: > Happy Friday everyone.**** > > ** ** > > We’re beginning to think about strategic planning at our institution and > space is big on the agenda. I’ve had a couple faculty express a longing for > the library to have an actual theatre which is an intriguing idea to me so > I wanted to take a very informal poll – How many of you have a theatre in > your library and what is that space used for?**** > > ** ** > > I look forward to your responses!**** > > Best,**** > > -lisa H.**** > > ** ** > > Music & Media Librarian**** > > Howard-Tilton Memorial Library**** > > Tulane University**** > > 504.314.7822**** > > ** ** > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
