Digital Studio
Digital Spaces in the Library
The Sidney E. Frank Digital Studio, opened in 2016 with generous support from the Sidney E. Frank Foundation, provides a unique and exciting new intellectual hub for digitally enhanced scholarship at Brown University. Expanding on the concept and functionality of the adjacent Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab, the Digital 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.
This 4,500-square-foot space in the Rockefeller Library 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:
- a 16×7 foot display wall
- A soundproof audio/video recording studio.
- Spaces for collaboration
- Shareable wall mounted displays
Studio Location
The DSL is located on the main floor of the Rockefeller Library on the Brown University Campus at 10 Prospect Street, Providence, R.I.
From the Rockefeller main entrance, pass through the security gate and take an immediate right turn past the elevators and through the glass doors. The display wall will be behind a window right in front of you; the entrance to the lab is on your left.
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 [Technical audio specification] (Rooms 155 and 156)
- Small consultation room with screen, seats six. (Room 158)
- Seminar room with screen, seats 14. (Room 160)
Spaces are reservable; priority is given to faculty and students working on digital scholarship projects.
Studio info: (seats up to 36 people, or 182 standing)
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 also open for use during Digital Studio hours — outside of normal business hours (9–5, M–F)
Want to record a podcast or a lecture?
You can book our audio/video recording studio at any time. Book a time on the calendar. Learn more about using the A/V facility
The DSL is made possible thanks to the generosity of Mr. Patrick Ma, P’14; the Sidney E. Frank Foundation; the Dupee Fund for Library Technology; and an anonymous donor.
The Digital Studio is managed by the Brown University Center for Digital Scholarship.