Media Group Viewing Room

Media  Group Viewing Room  Procedures

Room Reservation Procedures for Faculty and Staff

Advanced  Reservation

  •  Printed forms are available from the Media Center 3rd fl, Healey Library. 
  • Patrons will receive an e-mail confirmation within 24 hours of request for on-line reservations and a verbal confirmation for same day reservations on the same day.                    

Same Day Reservation

  • If you need to make a same day reservation, call the Media Center at 617-287-  5207 or 5977 and speak with a Media Center staff member to verify availability and book the room
  • Patrons may check the schedule posted daily outside the Media Group Viewing Room for room availability prior to completing a request form
  • During times when the Media Center is closed, you may only use the Media Group Viewing Room if you have reserved it in advance. The Healey Library Circulation Desk on the 2nd floor will only unlock the Media Group Viewing Room on evenings and weekends if the room has been reserved in advance.

Media Group Viewing Room Scheduling Procedure for Students

  • Students may schedule the room anytime depending on room and media availability.
  • If you wish to use the room to view a film borrowed from the Healey Library Media and Film Services, check the availability of the Media Group Viewing Room Schedule posted outside the room located on the 3rd floor of the Library.
  • Check-out the media from the Circulation Desk prior to booking the room.
  • Complete the Room Reservation Form available in the Media Center located on the 3rd floor of the Healey Library for same day usage.

Media  Software and Equipment Reservation:

  • Students may borrow media and headsets from the Library Circulation Desk located on the second floor of the Library to view/use in the Media Group Viewing Room.
  • If you wish to borrow media/headsets from the Circulation Desk in the Media Group Viewing room, check the availability of the Media Group Viewing Room before checking out media.
  • See Room Scheduling Procedures above.

Room Use Procedures

  • Patrons who use the Media Group Viewing Room can seek technical assistance from the Media Center staff during its business hours.  When the Media Center is closed, there will be documentation available in the group room for reference as well as a tech support contact sheet with names of staff to call for help. Patrons unfamiliar with the Media Group Viewing Room or its equipment should schedule an orientation with Media Center staff if they plan to use the room when the Media Center is closed.
  • Ask Media Center Staff to unlock the Media Group Viewing Room.
  • When the Media Center is closed, ask the Circulation Desk on the 2nd floor to unlock the Media Group Viewing Room.
  • Pick up and Return media and headsets to the Circulation desk before and after use.
  • Inform Media Center staff that you are vacating the room so that it can be locked. If Media Center is closed, contact Library Circulation Staff.

Room Use Policies

  • Food and uncapped beverages are not allowed in the viewing room. Please leave the room the way you found it. If rearranged, return the furniture to its original configuration. Seek assistance with staff before rearranging furniture.
  • Be sure to remove all personal belongings. Any personal belongings found in this area will be turned over to Campus Police lost and found

IF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS ARISE WHILE YOU ARE USING THE ROOM, SEEK HELP FROM THE MEDIA CENTER STAFF.  WHEN THE MEDIA CENTER STAFF IS UNAVALIABLE, CONSULT THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONTACT SHEET POSTED INSIDE THE MEDIA GROUP VIDEO VIEWING ROOM.