Research and Instruction Lab (RI Lab) Room 127D –

  • Room booking:
    1. RI Lab 127D is mainly for instructional sessions by Research and Instruction Librarians.
    2. The lab can be reserved by faculty and staff for training or presentation when no library instruction is scheduled.
    3. Classes and activities in the lab are to keep the volume down so as not to disturb patrons in the quiet study area in the Periodical Department. Library staff can request that the noise level be lower or risk future booking cancellations.
    4. Faculty and staff can reserve the room from the webpage Reserve a Room on the library website https://www.pvamu.edu/library/departments/reference-information-services-2/ri-lab/ to request a library instruction class or to request an event held in the RI Lab 127D. Reference and Instruction receive requests by email.
    5. Reference and Instruction Librarians use the 127D Calendar link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/rilab127d from the webpage “RI Lab Room 127D.” https://www.pvamu.edu/library/departments/reference-information-services-2/ri-lab/ to reserve instruction classes and other events following the Room Booking Policy.
    6. Library staff in the circulation and periodical departments can view the RI Lab 127D calendar at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/rilab127d to inform patrons.
    7. Instructors and event organizers should sign in at the Reference Desk.
    8. Library instructions will take priority over scheduled events. Reference and Instruction Librarians can cancel previous reservations if needed.
    9. If the faculty or staff member who reserves the room is absent from the event, the event can be canceled.
    10. Librarians on duty can open Room 127D for students to take exams.
  • Room Availability:
    1. Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    2. Monday – Thursday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. – only for reference and instruction classes.
  • Room Amenities:
    1. The maximum capacity is 92, according to information from the Fire Safely Manager at UPD.
    2. 30 all-in-one desktops with a built-in camera, microphone, and speaker
    3. One instructor’s desktop with speaker. A webcam for virtual meetings can be checked out at the circulation desk.
  • Room Use Guidelines:
    1. The event organizer signs in at the Reference Desk for the reference librarians to unlock the lab.
    2. Ensure the event ends on time and the room is reset by the end of the reservation time.
    3. The room is left the way you find it. If you move the tables and chairs, return them as you found them.
    4. The room must be left in order – trash should be put in garbage bags and taken to the dumpster behind the library.
    5. No Candles and Incense: In conjunction with fire safety regulations.
    6. Money cannot change hands – nothing can be sold in the room, nor can a fee be charged to attend.
    7. No food or drink is allowed in Room 127D.
    8. No space heater is allowed in Room 127D.
    9. State law prohibits smoking, including a lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, tobacco, e-cigarette, or any other type of nicotine delivery device or smoking substance in the library building. University Policy# Smoking https://www.pvamu.edu/policies/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/34.05.99.P1.pdf
    10. Violation of the student conduct/handbook will be reported.
    11. Library staff will file an incident report if violations occur from the library homepage – Reserve a Room – Incident report https://pvamu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9oY1Q9p4DDa6nMG

 

Updated: January 2025