Purpose
The Price Science Commons & Research Library (PSC) contains print collections, study rooms, open study areas, employee offices, academic department rooms, teaching classrooms, technology labs, small events spaces, and more. These resources are primarily available to support UO student and faculty research and instruction; however, PSC is open to the public. This policy helps ensure prioritization of PSC space for UO’s academic needs, and that spaces are being used for their intended purpose.
Policy
- Academic needs for spaces in the Price Science Commons take priority over requests for public events and non-academic uses.
- Spaces in PSC typically cannot be reserved by the public.
- Scheduling PSC’s two classrooms (B040, B042) is shared with the Registrar’s Office and PSC managers.
- Priority for these classrooms is given to science courses that identify a need for an active-learning classroom and include librarian participation in class activities.
- When PSC’s classrooms are available outside of course scheduling, priority will be given to science-related class tutorials and review sessions, student groups associated with the sciences, and workshops that provide experiential learning opportunities for science students.
- Staff training sessions or meetings may be scheduled in PSC spaces on an ad hoc basis but shall not conflict with academic needs.
- Specialized research and learning spaces such as the DeArmond Makerspace, Visualization Lab, and Gaming Center are only available to UO community members. Exceptions: non-UO community members may access the Gaming Center accompanied by a UO community member and non-UO community members may access the Visualization lab for workshops or events.
- Use of specialized spaces may require training.
- PSC maintains six designated academic department rooms: Biology, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Human Physiology, Chemistry, and Physics. Designated academic departments have priority in these rooms for office hours, peer tutoring, ad hoc meetings, and other non-credit tutorials or instruction. However, if there is no scheduled use by individuals from these departments, rooms may be used for individuals from outside the department for other purposes including general study, ad hoc meetings, or small group teaching.
Compliance
PSC employees reserve the right to determine whether the use of Price Science Commons spaces is in support of the UO Libraries mission and goals and are responsible for helping ensure compliance with this policy. PSC employees may decline reservations or offer alternative locations if there is a conflict.
Additional Resources
Contact
If you have questions or feedback about this policy, please contact the Head, Branch Libraries Access Services: https://library.uoregon.edu/directory.
Revision
Last revised 8/14/2024