Undergraduate Library Orientation

McWherter Library has over 100 computers running Windows 10 on all 4 floors of the library, and black+white printers on every floor. Every floor has individual study spots for you to sit down, plug in, and get to work. 

• The 1st floor Windows computers near the Research Help Desk are connected to the library's color printer.
• The 2nd floor has 8 Mac computers in addition to many Windows computers.
• The 4th floor is a Silent Zone - a perfect spot to focus.

These spots are first-come, first-served, but there is plenty of room for everyone! See which computers are available here.

Check out laptops, phone chargers, headphones, and more technology from the Check Out Desk at McWherter Library. All you need is your student ID.

Need to print from your laptop? Use iPrint.

Need a place to meet for your group project in McWherter Library? The first floor area near the Research Help Desk is a collaborative space that encourages discussion.

• Reserve study rooms that seats 5 to 10 folks.
• Reserve the 1st floor Fishbowl that seats up to 25.
• The creatorspace, the sandbox., is open to all students. Reserve technology to use in and outside of the library. 

McWherter Library's creatorspace, the sandbox., is your one-stop shop for recording and editing video and audio projects. There are lots of other technologies available as well, ranging from a Cricut to video games to digital art tablets. All of these spaces are free for students to use.

• Check out technology and take it where you need it. Free for you to use.
• 1st floor creatorspace - an open space for you to get to work (or play). You can reserve technology to use in the sandbox.
• 2nd floor video production studio - Full video production studio with green screen capabilities. Reservations and more info here.
• 3rd floor audio production studio - Full audio production studio, ideal for podcasting. Reservations and more info here.
• 4th floor presentation practice studio - Set up for practicing presentations with outfitted with recording capabilities. Reservations and more info here.

You can also study in:

• the Music Library on the main campus (in the Music Building, room 115),
• Health Sciences Library on Park Campus (in the Community Health Building, 2nd floor),
• Law Library on the Law Campus Downtown, and
• Lambuth Library on the Lambuth campus.