{"id":489,"date":"2022-03-31T08:29:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T08:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/?p=489"},"modified":"2022-04-05T14:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:06:14","slug":"welcome-to-the-carnegie-research-commons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/2022\/03\/31\/welcome-to-the-carnegie-research-commons\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Carnegie Research Commons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Carnegie Research Commons is a space that master\u2019s and doctoral students, researchers and academics can call their own. With 35 individual workstations, four seminar rooms and a peaceful relaxation area, clients from any faculty can come and work in a space that is conducive for focused research. It is also the quietest area in the library! You need to <a href=\"https:\/\/sun.ac.za.libcal.com\/r\/new\">book<\/a> a seat or a seminar room, however, there is no limit to how many time-slots you can book. Please just remember to cancel your booking if you are going to leave early, or if you can\u2019t come anymore.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-504\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Workstations-New-580x435.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Workstations-New-580x435.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Workstations-New-940x705.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Workstations-New-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Workstations-New-676x507.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Workstations-New.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are two dedicated librarians in the Research Commons who can assist you with your studies. The type of support includes support for Mendeley Reference Manager, referencing in general, MS Word document formatting, basic literature searches, literature reviews, and much more. And if they can\u2019t answer your question, then they will definitely know who can. These services aren\u2019t only for students in the Research Commons, but any master\u2019s or doctoral student, researcher or academic of Stellenbosch University. We can assist you remotely via MS Teams, e-mail, or over the phone. Our desktop computers at the various workstations have all the latest software, that are available to SU students, installed. This includes analytical programmes like SPSS and ATLAS.ti and they also have the latest Microsoft Office Suite.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-503\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Seminar-Room-1-New-580x435.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Seminar-Room-1-New-580x435.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Seminar-Room-1-New-940x705.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Seminar-Room-1-New-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Seminar-Room-1-New-676x507.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Seminar-Room-1-New.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our seminar rooms are perfect for videoconferencing, group work and any virtual or in-person meetings. If you are in need of a break, there is a lovely relaxation area with some leisure reading material available. Or you can grab a book from the library\u2019s extensive collection and read it there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-502\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Relaxation-Area-580x435.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Relaxation-Area-580x435.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Relaxation-Area-940x705.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Relaxation-Area-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Relaxation-Area-676x507.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Relaxation-Area.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a brief video that shows the Research Commons\u2019 layout: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2022\/03\/Video-for-blog.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carnegie Research Commons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For any queries, you can contact Kirchner van Deventer, Head: Carnegie Research Commons, at <a href=\"mailto:kvd@sun.ac.za\">kvd@sun.ac.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Carnegie Research Commons is a space that master\u2019s and doctoral students, researchers and academics can call their own. 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