This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.{"id":9269,"date":"2016-04-13T10:17:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T14:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/?p=9269"},"modified":"2016-05-04T08:39:15","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T12:39:15","slug":"book-group-study-rooms-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/book-group-study-rooms-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Group Study Rooms Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Group Study Rooms in Falk Library are a popular service, providing space for quiet study or group collaboration. A new <a href=\"http:\/\/hsls.pitt.edu\/groupstudy\" target=\"_blank\">online system<\/a> was implemented in February to make online booking more robust. Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.springshare.com\/libcal\/\" target=\"_blank\">LibCal<\/a>, the new online booking Web site provides a new look and features, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A quick view of open time slots (green) and booked time slots (red)<\/li>\n<li>The option to sort by large groups (2-8 people) or for single users (1-4 people)<\/li>\n<li>Pop-up information about each room<\/li>\n<li>The ability to book up to five days in advance<\/li>\n<li>A list of confirmed bookings by name or nickname<\/li>\n<li>A summary of FAQ policies upon choosing a time slot<\/li>\n<li>An e-mail confirmation of your booking, with an option to cancel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9271\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray\" src=\"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/files\/2016\/04\/GSR-515x336.png\" alt=\"GSR\" width=\"515\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/files\/2016\/04\/GSR-515x336.png 515w, https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/files\/2016\/04\/GSR-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/files\/2016\/04\/GSR-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/files\/2016\/04\/GSR.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To schedule a room for yourself or a group:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Find a room with the correct capacity. Rooms are for either 1-4 people, or 2-8 people.<\/li>\n<li>Click on a green square corresponding to the start time, and click on subsequent squares for each additional half hour. A total of 4 hours (8 slots) can be made per person at a time.<\/li>\n<li>Review the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsls.pitt.edu\/services\/technology\/policy\" target=\"_blank\">policies<\/a> for room use to ensure that you are eligible. Once confirmed, click on <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Fill out your information, including your name, e-mail address (Pitt only), name on booking, number of people in your group, your school; and then click on <strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You will receive an e-mail with a link to confirm or cancel your booking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsls.pitt.edu\/services\/technology\" target=\"_blank\">Technology Help Desk<\/a> manages the online room booking system and also circulates the keys to access the rooms. For questions about booking or using a Group Study Room, call the Technology Help Desk at 412-648-9109, or stop by the desk on the Falk Library upper floor.<\/p>\n<p>~Julia Dahm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Group Study Rooms in Falk Library are a popular service, providing space for quiet study or group collaboration. A new online system was implemented in February to make online booking more robust. 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