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At the University of Virginia Library Scholars’ Lab, advanced students and researchers across the disciplines partner on digital projects and benefit from expert consultation and teaching. Our highly-trained faculty and staff focus on the digital humanities, geospatial information, and scholarly making and building at the intersection of the digital and physical worlds.

Project Incubation

We develop open source software and open access content, in collaboration with UVa faculty and grads, and fellow librarians. We're committed to collaborative work, publicly shared.

See some of our R&D projects.

Graduate Training

We support emerging scholar-practitioners through Graduate Fellowships in Digital Humanities and UVa Library's innovative Praxis Program.

Learn more about our fellowships.

Experimental Humanities

Desktop fabrication, physical computing, and augmented reality: we cultivate spaces for tinkering, experimentation, and scholarly engagement with new technologies.

Visit our new Makerspace.

Geospatial Scholarship

We specialize in spatial analysis across the disciplines, providing University-wide training, classroom and software support, and consultation on GIS and the creation and use of maps.

Get help with GIS and spatial data.

Latest Blog Posts

Teaching Archaeology of the Middle East in the Time of Daesh: the Merits of Incorporating Allahyari’s “Material Speculation” with 3D Printing

By Jennifer Grayburn · March 2, 2016

Cross-posted on my personal blog. Anthropology Ph.D. Candidate Sue Ann McCarty frequently visits the Makerspace to print archaeological artifacts. Over multiple conversations, we’ve discovered that we share a similar passion for 3D modeling and printing in the classroom. Sue Ann recently applied her research to a course she taught at James Madison University, and I…. Continue reading “Teaching Archaeology of the Middle East in the Time of Daesh: the Merits of Incorporating Allahyari’s “Material Speculation” with 3D Printing”.

3D Printing in the Classroom: Course Assignments and the Makerspace

By Jennifer Grayburn · February 22, 2016

Cross-posted on my personal blog.  During the first week of the spring semester, the Makerspace was a flurry of activity, our Ultimaker 2 printing feverishly throughout the day. Groups of students came in and out, selecting and slicing models, checking on their 3D prints, and assembling different components. This week marked the beginning of a…. Continue reading “3D Printing in the Classroom: Course Assignments and the Makerspace”.

See all our posts.

Community Events

We host a popular lecture series, highlight graduate student and faculty research, and offer hands-on workshops that enhance teaching and research.

Date/Time Event
March 8, 2016
3:00 pm–4:00 pm 		3D Modeling & Printing Meetup
Makerspace, Scholars’ Lab Common Room, Charlottesville
March 9, 2016
10:00 am–11:00 am 		DH Project Incubation Meetup
Alderman Library, Room 423, Charlottesville VA
March 15, 2016
10:00 am–12:00 pm 		Linking the Ancient World: A Pleiades Workshop With Sarah Bond
Alderman Library, Room 421, Charlottesville
March 16, 2016
3:00 pm–4:00 pm 		Arduino and Raspberry Pi Meetup
Alderman Library, Room 423, Charlottesville VA
March 17, 2016
3:00 pm 		GIS Workshop: Introduction to ArcGIS Online
Alderman Library, Room 421, Charlottesville
See all our events.