Studios Technology Lending
Located in Newman Library, the Studios Technology Lending Desk, originally the Media Design Studio, opened in March 2018 as a way of providing access to technology for students, alumni, and employees at Virginia Tech. “Almost all of our students’ fields need some level of technological literacy,” said Alice Rogers, manager of the studio.
“The library serves everyone and meets people where they’re at. That’s a big philosophy for us and for the library.” In addition to lending equipment, the desk also works to educate students, “We teach workshops on a mix of soft skills and hard skills to use technology well. We want to do whatever we can to support our students.”
During the Fall 2021 semester the studio was in full swing with more than 3,300 bookings and more than 1,100 unique patrons.
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