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DISCOVER&EXPLORE the services, tools, and resources available to support you on your academic journey
LEARNING COMMONS A welcoming place where you are able to create and experiment, consult with peers and experts, and study individually and collaboratively
LEARNING
Learning Commons resources and services can be found on the first, second, and third floors of Richter Library, with select services offered at other UM Libraries.
tech • support Technology Assistance Program
3rd Floor
Develop your skills with productivity software •: Meet with a peer tutor to learn Microsoft Word, Excel, and more •: Attend a workshop
Student Technology Help Desk
Connect to Wi-Fi and DUO authentication •: Get technical support for Windows and Apple computers and other devices •: Install software
learn Camner Center for Academic Resources Learn skills and strategies to better understand course material •: Meet with a peer tutor for most undergraduate subjects
Math Lab
Flexible Program Space B
Flexible Program Space A
Consultation Zone
Check in at the Consultation Zone, make an appointment, or find out more about how we can support you.
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Consultation Zone Check-In
2nd Floor
Learn new approaches to solving math problems •: Get support for undergraduate math courses from peer and expert tutors
Office of Academic Enhancement COMING LATE FALL 2019
Learn how to apply for nationally competitive awards and fellowships •: Get mentoring and support as a first generation or underrepresented student •: Receive advising and programming for Foote Fellows and various scholarship groups
write
Center for the Humanities
Restrooms
Library Operations
Writing Center
Write and revise your papers •: Improve your personal statement •: Meet with a writing consultant
Breeze
COMMONS
Richter Librar y
analyze Digital Scholars’ Lab
Ashe Building
Analyze and visualize data with software •: Meet with an expert consultant to get help with GIS, statistics, and data management
research Peer Research Consultants
Research a topic •: Develop search strategies •: Find scholarly sources •: Manage citations
collaborate Collaborate in group study rooms on the first and second floors •: Work in teams •: Meet in open study spaces
create
1st Floor
Creative Studio
Create multimedia projects •: Print posters and 3D objects •: Check out cameras and other equipment •: Learn Adobe Creative Cloud and other design software
Stairs to 2nd and 3rd Floor Services
Modern Languages Lab Communicate and meet with speakers of languages from around the world •: Practice listening, understanding, speaking, and writing
Elevators
eway
communicate
Entrance
access Access Services
Access course reserves •: Ask quick questions •: Check out books, laptops, headphones, and more
Learn more about the hours and services of the Learning Commons:
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FRONT COVER: Students work individually and collaboratively in the Learning Commons at Richter Library; lower right image: A student at the Creative Studio uses Magic Leap One, courtesy of UM College of Arts and Sciences. BACK COVER: Dignitaries gather for the groundbreaking of the Solomon G. Merrick Building on January 14, 1926 (left to right: Phineas Paist, architect for Coral Gables; Denman Fink, artist and illustrator for Coral Gables; Frederic Zeigen, managing regent of the University of Miami; Myrtle Zeigen; Bertha M. Foster, regent and first dean of the School of Music; and Clara Price, wife of regent Judge Mitchell D. Price), courtesy of Arva Parks & Company.
Otto G. Richter Library
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