Leading with Digital Scholarship
The Digital Scholarship offers opportunities for members of the campus community to learn new digital skills and engage with digital scholarship through expert consulting and class and community instruction.
Kick Off Your Research
Research Help Desk
Drop by or chat online for help finding books, articles, and more with our library student assistants, the LibRATs.
Location: Kennedy Library 1st Floor
Hours: View Hours
Chat: 24/7 Live Help Chat
Get connected with a college librarian
Schedule an in-class research workshop
Dive Deep with Digital Tools
Digital Projects Lab
Visit the Digital Project Lab for walk-in help, computer workstations and tools for data & statistics, GIS & mapping, graphic & web design, and more.
Location: Kennedy Library 1st Floor
Hours: View Hours
Consultation
To get specific help with a GIS, Data, or Design question, book an appointment with our staff here.
Instruction
Workshops
Join us for hands-on open workshops, open to all students, staff, and faculty. Our workshops cover introductory data visualization, programming, and mapping topics, among others. All workshops take place in Kennedy Library 35-103.
For Instructors
The Digital Scholarship Studio Staff and Student Assistants partner with faculty from all colleges to support digital class projects and in-class learning. Past workshops include Intro to Data Visualization, Intro to Mapping with ArcGIS, and StoryMaps, in courses such as English, History, Animal Science, Architecture, Marketing, and more.
Have a class in mind?
Request in-class instruction with our form
Interested in adding digital projects to your curriculum but not sure where to start? Let’s talk more.
Schedule to meet with our staff
Meet Our Specialists and Staff
Contact Us
Location: Kennedy Library Rm 115A
Phone: 805-756-5760
Email: lib-dss@calpoly.edu
Instagram: @kennedylibrary
Brett Bodemer
College of Liberal Arts Librarian & Coordinator of Reference
Phone: 805-756-2203
Email: bbodemer@calpoly.edu
Danielle Daugherty
Digital Initiatives and Engagement Librarian
Phone: 805-756-6536
Email: ddaugher@calpoly.edu
Mercedes Rutherford-Patten
Foundational Learning and Engagement Librarian
Phone: 805-756-7549
Email: meruther@calpoly.edu