Group Study Space? Check!

Finding appropriate places to meet up for group studying can be notoriously difficult on campus. Libraries do not permit talking, Lamont Cafe and dhalls can be obnoxiously crowded and loud, and available classrooms are few and far between. However, the Harvard library system has come up with a potential answer to this problem: the Collaborative Learning Space in Lamont B-30, which opened today.

"It's an idea that the library had and was thinking about for quite a while, through surveying students and library users, we realized there was a need for a learning space, a group study space that was different from the kind of space we were offering," says Harvard College Library Spokeswoman Beth Brainard.

Curious about this shiny new resource? Read on after the jump.

The CLS, a surprisingly large space, consists mostly of a few tables surrounded by chairs. However, these are no ordinary tables--each is made up of three petal-shaped mini tables on wheels that can be moved around into any desired configuration. Wheels are also a feature of most of the room's chairs. The room is further equipped with two projectors and screens, several wheel-y whiteboards, and a TV with DVD player (score!).

The CLS will sometimes be used as class space; however, when it is not booked (a calender is easily accessible outside the door or on the HCL website), it is open for student use. The door is open M-F from 8:30 AM to 9 PM, and after hours or on weekends, it can be accessed by anyone with a valid HUID.

HCL's official press release about the Collaborative Learning Space can be found here.

Photos: Crimson/Zane Wruble