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Designing and Using a Data Lab: UC Berkeley’s Experience

Designing and Using a Data Lab: UC Berkeley’s Experience. Jesse Silva, MLIS Federal Documents/Political Science Librarian UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA. Background. What is a Data Lab? Why a Data Lab?. UC Berkeley Data Lab. UCB’s Data Lab Details.

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Designing and Using a Data Lab: UC Berkeley’s Experience

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  1. Designing and Using a Data Lab:UC Berkeley’s Experience Jesse Silva, MLIS Federal Documents/Political Science Librarian UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA

  2. Background What is a Data Lab? Why a Data Lab? UC Berkeley Data Lab

  3. UCB’s Data Lab Details • Opened in current space in 2009, but lab “existed” from 2005-2009 • Currently staffed by 2 FTE, plus 3 student employees. • Public Service Hours: M-T, Th-F: 10a-4p, Wed by appt • Reference desk also staffed by subject selectors for various social sciences UC Berkeley Data Lab

  4. UCB Library’s Data Lab Location UC Berkeley Data Lab

  5. Floor Plan: 855 Square Feet 34 Feet Staff Area 26 Feet UC Berkeley Data Lab

  6. Data Lab Construction UC Berkeley Data Lab

  7. Pre-Occupancy Data Lab Staff Area UC Berkeley Data Lab

  8. Pre-Occupancy Data Lab Ref Desk and Meeting Space UC Berkeley Data Lab

  9. Back of Lab Looking Forward UC Berkeley Data Lab

  10. Data Lab Entrance UC Berkeley Data Lab

  11. Data Lab Reference Desk in Use UC Berkeley Data Lab

  12. Data Lab in Use by Undergrads UC Berkeley Data Lab

  13. Staffed Data Lab with Students UC Berkeley Data Lab

  14. Space Considerations • A data lab is more than a computer lab • Help is easily available • Flexible space to support sole and/or group work UC Berkeley Data Lab

  15. Resources • Data Lab: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/wikis/datalab/ • Data Lab Report found on scribd.com. Search for: UC Berkeley Libraries Data Service Task Force Final Report • https://www.facebook.com/ucdatalab • http://www.twitter.com/ucdatalab UC Berkeley Data Lab

  16. Thank You! Contact Info: Jesse Silva, MLIS Federal Documents/Political Science Librarian UC Berkeley jsilva@library.berkeley.edu UC Berkeley Data Lab

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