Equipment and Facilities

Index to library technology, equipment, and facilities page

Reviewed 5/13/2013 by James Lutz .

Training Room 219

TCU's Information Technology and the library staff share the use of a 24 seat computer room located to the west end of the second floor of the library. The room is equipped with 18 Windows based machines and 6 Mac based machines. An instructor station (Windows based) located at the rear of the room is equipped with a projector.

Classes offered by Information Technology and Library Instruction take place in this room.

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Frog Pods

What is a Frog Pod?
Frog Pods are semi-enclosed study areas where three or more students can come together to plan, study, review and prepare for tests and group projects/presentations. There are six Frog Pods. Wireless keyboards and mice for the pod computers can be checked out at the information commons desk at the start of the reservation period (students must present their TCU ID card).

Pods 2-4

Equipped with PC and two 20 inch standard-sized display monitors
Conference table and seating for up to 6 people
Fixed and mobile dry erase board

Pod 6

Equipped with PC and one 52 inch diagonal wall-mounted monitor
Conference table and seating for up to 10 people
Mobile dry erase board

Frog Pod reservations
Frog Pods can be reserved for up to three hours. Reservations can be made up to 24 hours in advance; if a pod is available, it can also be reserved on the spot. To reserve a Frog Pod, students should call the information commons desk at 817.257.7664, or appear at the desk in person. Students must state their TCU ID number and the number of group members when making a reservation.

If your group has not arrived 15 minutes after the reservation time, the Pod may be reassigned to another group on a first-come first-served basis.

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Study rooms

Check for current availability.

There are six study rooms in the basement and one on the second floor. To use a study room you will need to check out a key at the circulation desk using your TCU ID card. Study rooms can be checked out for three hours a day.

Study rooms vary in size and letting us know your group size will help us in getting you matched up to an appropriate room. Our smallest room can accommodate up to two people while the larger rooms can fit 10-12 people.

All rooms have wireless access for computing. Basement rooms are equipped with dry erase boards and supplies can be picked up at the circulation desk.

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Graduate carrels

Two rooms located in the basement of the library have 12 carrel spaces in each room. Access to the two rooms is controlled by an ID card reader. While these spaces can not be individually assigned they do offer a quiet space with wireless access.

Graduate students may turn in an application to the circulation desk to be added to the access list to the two rooms.

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Graduate lockers

A limited number of graduate lockers are available and they can be rented by the semester. Each rental is $5.00 and the application and availability of a locker should be checked on at the circulation desk.

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Scholar's Study

The Scholar's Study, located on the basement level of the library in room B23, provides research facilities within the library reserved for TCU graduate students. The purpose of the Scholar's Study is to provide space for individual students whose research requires extensive use of in-building material.

There are a number of graduate students who use the library on a daily basis. The Scholar's Study is intended to support those whose research requires frequent use of library material. Personal belongings and library materials that have been checked out may be left on an ongoing basis in the individually-reserved space. The Scholar's Study space is in addition to two currently available graduate study rooms.

Applications for a spot in the Scholar's Study should be turned into the administration office by the end of the first week of classes at the beginning of the fall semester. Applications will be reviewed by the Dean of the library and applicants will be notified within a week of the deadline. Each desk has locking cabinets and wireless network access is available.

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Faculty research rooms

Fifteen faculty research rooms in the library are available by submitting an application each year during the first fall semester class week for review by the University Library Committee. Faculty research rooms have a desk, chair and network connection. Access to most faculty research rooms is through a separate hallway and offers some solitude from many library activities. Keys will be assigned in the library administration office.

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Bistro Burnett

If you need coffee, pastries or fruit and you're in the library, Bistro Burnett is a sure choice. Located on the first floor at the back of the lobby.

TCU ID card, credit/debit cards and cash are accepted.

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Automated Teller Machine (ATM)

An ATM is located in the library lobby. The ATM is in the wall just past Bistro Burnett on the left side at the opposite end from the library entrance.

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