Studio
The Sidney E. Frank Digital Studio opened in 2016 with generous support from the Sidney E. Frank Foundation. It is designed to provide a unique and exciting intellectual hub for digitally enhanced scholarship at Brown University.
Expanding on the concept and functionality of the Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab, the Studio facilitates both short-term and extended engagements with academic questions that benefit from the infusion of technology and new methodologies in research and learning.
The 4,500-square-foot space welcomes scholars at all levels into conversations and result-driven actions, whether they have come to consult on the content and design of digital projects, model or analyze data, create prototyped or finished multimedia presentations, learn a new tool, or explore the integration of traditional resources into novel forms of research and scholarship.
Expert staff from the Center for Digital Scholarship and around the Library assists students and researchers across the disciplines in digital imaging, iterative project design and implementation, copyright and fair use, data curation and management, archiving and repository services, digital scholarship methodologies and practices, as well as the delivery and dissemination of digital content.
The Sidney E. Frank Digital Studio, located on the main floor of the Rockefeller Library, is the Library’s home for digital scholarship on the Brown University campus. Open to all faculty and students, the Studio features:
- 16×7 foot display wall
- Soundproof audio/video recording studio
- Spaces for collaboration
- Shareable wall mounted displays
Studio Location
The DSL is located on the first floor of the Rockefeller Library on the Brown University Campus at 10 Prospect Street, Providence, R.I. From the main entrance, pass through the gate and take an immediate right turn past the elevators and through the glass doors. The Digital Scholarship Lab will be in front of you; the open Studio space is on the right.
The Studio consists of:
- The Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab (“DSL”) (seats up to 45) Video wall, used for classes and larger gatherings, collaborative work. (Room 137)
- Audio/Video Recording Suite (Rooms 153 and 154)
- Studio open space. Work benches, work stations, and flexible seating areas, shareable display screens (Rooms 155 and 156)
- Seminar room with screen, seats 10. (Room 160)
We book research sessions, classes, meetings, workshops, and shows for students, faculty, and staff. Contact us at digital_studio@brown.edu to book time in the DSL. The Lab is open for use during Digital Studio hours (8:30–5, M–F).
Photo of the Sidney E. Frank Digital Studio
