Law Library - Study Rooms
Inasmuch Foundation Multimedia Study Rooms
In 2009, the Donald E. Pray Law Library at the University of Oklahoma College of Law received a generous gift of $500,000 from the Inasmuch Foundation of Oklahoma City to construct four “multimedia study rooms.”
These rooms have been outfitted with the latest technologies used by students today. They feature large conference tables to accommodate the simultaneous use of laptops, casebooks and other course materials. They are fitted with power outlets and network connections so that students can access network resources and use their laptops during long study sessions without the need for battery power. These rooms also facilitate the following types of activities:
- a group of students can simultaneously connect their laptops to a large, flat-screen monitor which will allow them to prepare outlines and share class notes;
- students can watch videos and other multimedia content assigned by their instructors;
- students can record practice sessions for moot court, client counseling or other skills courses; and
- students can participate in video conferencing for national law student activities.
Reservations: Access to the multimedia study rooms requires a reservation. Students may reserve these rooms through a calendaring tool available on the law student intranet. Students can automatically invite classmates to a study session using the calendaring too. Finally, a room reservation will automatically activate the student's access card for entry to the room.
Project Background: Students today spend a significant portion of their study time working with technology. Case briefs, class notes and exams are prepared and taken on laptops. Classmates correspond by email or instant message. Course materials are downloaded from course web sites, and research for papers is conducted online. As the College of Law celebrates its centennial in 2009, the Donald E. Pray Law Library has completed a project to provide additional library facilities which support the way modern students study the law.
