Labs & Maker Spaces Resources to aid your academic and creative projects

Computers 

UK Libraries offers access to computers running both Windows and Mac operating systems.

• Public computers are available in:
  • Young Library (Floor 1)
  • Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts & Design Library (Floors 1–2)
  • Medical Center Library (Floor 1) 

Visit our Software & Apps page for more information on computer resources.

The Stacks: Digital Scholarship Center

Located on the Ground Floor of King Library Annex, The Stacks provides specialized equipment and spaces to support the digital scholarship and data initiatives of the UK community, including:

• Four computer workstations with high-end graphics cards and processing power
• Specialized software for data analysis and digital projects 
• A floor-to-ceiling video wall for data visualizations and creative work

Reservations for Stacks spaces and equipment will be available soon.

Explore more spaces and technology in The Stacks, including private collaboration rooms and a large presentation space.

GIS Lab and Digital Mapping 

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lab is located in the Maps Library on the Fourth Floor of the King Library Annex and is open to any UK student, staff, or faculty member.

In the GIS Lab, you'll find:

• Four workstations furnished with 30-inch monitors
• Assorted software, including ArcPro, QGIS, and Google Earth; please note that use of ArcGIS Pro requires a campus Esri account
• 11x17 flatbed scanner
• A variety of training workbooks and GIS reference materials

The Lab is open during normal King Library Annex hours. For more information, visit our Mapping Resources Guide or schedule an appointment to talk with our Maps & Geospatial Services manager. 

Breckinridge Digital Studio

The Breckinridge Digital Studio, located in the Breckinridge Research Room on the Second Floor of the Special Collections Research Center, is a self-serve digitization studio available to all registered students, faculty, staff, and community members wishing to scan their personal research materials.

Specialized equipment includes:

• Bookeye 4 Planetary Color Scanner for books and photographs
• Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SE Film Scanner for film and slides
• FotodioX LED Studio-in-a-Box Tabletop Studio for small objects

Equipment is available on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage users to supply their own storage devices, though 8 GB thumb drives may be borrowed from the research desk in the Breckinridge Research Room.

For detailed equipment specifications, visit our FAQs page.

Butler Education Studio

The Butler Education Studio is a self-serve maker space offering free craft and paper materials for projects and paper displays in our Education Library.

Our large collection of craft tools includes:

• AccuCut dies
• Cricut machine
• Button maker
• Laminator

Craft kits and Lego kits are also available for checkout.  

A Formlabs Form2 3D printer capable of producing complex and highly detailed objects is available to students and faculty on an appointment basis. For more information contact Jeretta Robinson at jeretta.robinson@uky.edu.

King Library Press

Located in the Basement of the Special Collections Research Center, the King Library Press offers lectures, one-day workshops, and apprenticeship opportunities to students and community members interested in fine printing and the book arts. 

Training is required to operate the equipment, which includes:

• A 1927-29 wooden common press built by Victor Hammer and Ezio Pratesi in Florence, Italy
• Four cast iron Washington-style hand presses
• Three Chandler & Price flywheel-driven presses
• Modern Vandercook Universal I and Vandercook SP15 presses
• A Sigwalt tabletop press

The Press is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from morning to early afternoon.