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

Computer Labs 

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

• Student computer labs can be found in:
  • Basement of William T. Young Library
  • Science & Engineering Library (Floor 3)
• Public computers are available in:
  • Young Library (Floor 1)
  • Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library (Floors 1–2)
  • Science & Engineering Library (Floor 3)
  • Medical Center Library (Floor 1) 

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

GIS Lab and Digital Mapping 

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lab is located on the Fourth Floor of the Science & Engineering Library 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
• 11x17 flatbed scanner
• A variety of training workbooks and GIS reference materials

The Lab is open during normal Science & Engineering Library hours. For more information, visit our Mapping Resources Guide or contact Sarah Watson at sarahwatson@uky.edu. 

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.