Skylab
Skylab Classroom (Room 504)
The Skylab classroom, room 504, is on the 5th floor of the John C. Pace Library. The Skylab is an open computer lab for UWF faculty, staff, and students.
The Skylab classroom contains:
- 26 student workstations
- Instructor's podium and workstation
- 75 inch TV
The computers must be accessed with a current Argonet username & password.
The computers in the classroom include the same pre-installed software that is available on other library workstations. If your instruction session requires other specialized software, please note this in your request. Note: our ability to pre-install software will depend on how it is licensed.
Skylab's primary use is as a computer lab for students and as a Makerspace. Use as a classroom is secondary, as it disrupts students who consistently utilize the lab as their primary study/work area on campus.
Skylab reservations are only available when the 1st floor computer classroom is already booked. The lab is only reservable for computer/software instruction purposes. Classroom management in Skylab is solely the instructor's responsibility. Standing orders (recurring requests by the same group) cannot be accommodated. The Skylab is also a MakerSpace. You must tolerate any noise created by other students working on school projects.
Groups can use the lab for other meeting purposes; however, it is an open lab, so you will have to share the space with others who want to use the computers.
Skylab Service Desk (Room 519)
The Skylab Service Desk Room offers the use of specialized software for the creation of video projects and 3D modeling. Software available includes Adobe Creative Cloud, a variety 3D modeling software programs and media conversion capabilities. Additionally, the Skylab Service Desk Room also has a variety of audio/video, electronics, tools, and other makerspace equipment available for 6 6-hour checkout (to be used in the Skylab while working on school projects).
The workstations in the Skylab Service Desk Room are equipped with Intel Core i9 13th-generation processors, NIVIDA commercial graphics cards, and 64 GB of RAM. Users who need this much computing power for video editing or drafting purposes have priority in the Service Desk Room.
3D Printing - MakerSpace
We have created a dedicated set of pages about the Skylab 3D Printing and Makerspace. For more information, use the contact information below, or feel free to visit the Skylab anytime!