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MIT Libraries Group Study Spaces

If you want to be alone, check out the MIT Libraries' individual-study spaces.

But if you need a place to study with friends, you'll find a variety of spaces in these libraries:

Barker | Dewey | Hayden | Information Intersection | Lewis Music | Rotch

Listening Room
Listening Room in Lewis Music Library
Photo © L. Barry Hetherington

 

Study Room Locations:
 8th floor group study room
4th floor conference room
5th floor: 3 regular group study areas plus Barker Media Room
Size:
8th floor: 4 - 6 people
4th floor: 10-15 people
5th floor: four spaces:
a) up to 8 people
b) up to 8 people
c) more informal, 7 or more people
d) Barker media room: small table accommodates 2-3, comfortable seating for 4, seating for 15-20
Sign-up:
8th floor: First come, first served
4th floor: 9am-5pm weekdays, first come, first served, when not previously scheduled or in use by Libraries' staff.
5th floor:
a, b, c: First come, first served
d (Barker media room): Priority is given to scheduled use - then first come, first served
Equipment:
 8th floor: Dry erase board
4th floor: Dry erase board, easel, MITnet drop
5th floor a and b: large tables, blackboards, MITnet drop
5th floor c: informal, with comfortable chairs and room for more chairs
5th floor d (media room): Presentation podium, computer, wide screen television, dvd/vcr.
Contact with Questions:
 Barker Circulation Desk, 617.253.5661

Study Room Locations:
 9 rooms on the second floor
Size:
208 & 218 (large group rooms):
capacity 12 people in each room
201 & 223 (medium group rooms):
capacity 10 people
231, 237, 238, 296, and 298 (small group rooms) :
capacity 6 people
Sign-up:
 At door, up to 3 weeks in advance
Equipment:
  • All rooms are equipped with a wall-mounted LCD screen with laptop connector cable, conference phones and large white boards.
  • Whiteboard markers are available for loan at the Dewey service desk.
Contact with Questions:
 Dewey Service Desk, 617.253.5676

Study Room Locations:
 2 rooms on the 1st floor (24 hour study room)
1 room in the basement (adjacent to Athena Cluster)
Size:
 24 hour study room: 4-8 people
Basement: up to 8 people
Sign-up:
 For both: First come, first served. Priorities posted at the doors.
Contact with Questions:
 Hayden Circulation Desk, 617.253.5671

Study Room Locations:
 1 free-standing room on the main floor of Building 32, the Stata Center
Size:
 Outside: 6 people
Inside: 4-8 people
Equipment:

Outside: 2 Win.Mit.Edu computer terminals, 4 Athena computer terminals (standing only)
Inside: projector, benches, chairs and counters

Sign-up:
 First come, first served.
Contact with Questions:

Send email to stata-lib

Study Room Locations:
 3 rooms total, all on mezzanine floor
Sizes:
 Small study room: 4-6 people
Conference room: 8-12 people
Group Viewing room: 5-6 people
Sign-up:
 First come, first served. Priorities posted at the doors.
Equipment:
 Small Study room: none
Conference room: MITnet drop
Group Viewing room: VCR, laserdisk, DVD
Contact with Questions:
 Lewis Information Desk, 617.253.5689

Study Room Locations:
 Alcove rooms: 4th, 5th, 6th floors, by elevator
Sizes:
 6 - 8 people per alcove
Sign-up:
 First come, first served
Contact with Questions:
 Rotch Circulation Desk, 617.258.5592


 

 

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