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Vitale II Media Lab

Today's Hours:

9am - 5pm | Library Hours

The Vitale II Media Lab is the Book History and Digital Humanities (BH+DH) lab in the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts, located on the sixth floor of Van Pelt Library. Vitale II welcomes scholars of all levels who are working on projects at the intersection of BH+DH, providing space for collaboration and learning, for experimentation and creation, for people to come together to ask and answer questions.

Vitale II Media Lab meeting table.

Where to copy, print, and scan

12 - 30

  • 4' x 6' movable whiteboard
  • 60" display screen(s) & integrated computer system
  • Overhead Wolfvision camera

  • Skype
  • Sample data sets
  • Digital research software

 

Water is allowed in spill-resistant containers, if there are no special collections in the room. Food and other drinks are not allowed.

Location

623 Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 6th floor
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

Floor plan
Campus map

Accessibility

For Wheelchairs

  • Sufficient doorway & hallway clearance
  • Clearance to approach table

Orthopedic Accessibility

  • Chairs have adjustable height

Nearby Bathrooms

The women's and men's bathrooms have one accessible bathroom stall each. The bathrooms are located off the curator's corridor, north of the Kislak elevators. The nearest gender-neutral bathroom is on the 5th floor, west of the Kislak elevators. (see floor plan)

Accessible Entrance

Accessible entrance, ground floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

Directions to the accessible entrance:   Word   |   PDF