Libraries

NC State’s library system is composed of several libraries, and the majority of research resources used by CRDM students are located in these libraries. The D. H. Hill Library is NC State University’s main library, located on the north campus within five minute walk from CRDM student workspaces. The Hunt Library is the university’s second main library, located on Centennial Campus. The Harrye B. Lyons Design Library is another important asset to design research developed in the CRDM program. The library is located on the second floor of Brooks Hall, the main building of the College of Design. The library system offers services just for Graduate Students, including work spaces, commons, labs and more.

Libraries

D. H. Hill Library

Hill Library is NC State’s main library, located on the north campus. The library features the state-of-the-art Makerspace, and the Learning Commons, one of the top student destinations on campus for collaboration, study, and access to technology. It also features the Special Collections Research Center; the Digital Media Lab; a coffee bar and ice cream shop.

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James B. Hunt Jr. Library

Hunt Library supports and provides revolutionary spaces for digital learning and collaboration. Resources include cutting-edge visualization studios; audio and video recording bays; gaming rooms; check-outs of diverse technologies such as Google Glass, GoPros, Digital SLRs, iPads and more.

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Harrye B. Lyons Design Library

Lyons Library is an important asset to design research developed in the CRDM program. Its collection emphases architecture, landscape architecture, graphic design, industrial design, and art and design.

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Ricks Hall Annex

The CRDM program has its own private office space for enrolled students, with cubicle space available for students who wish to have a dedicated on-campus desk. Only CRDM students are allowed office space in Ricks Hall Annex’s ground level.

The building is within a minute walk from the Winston / Caldwell / Tompkins complex, where many students attend classes and do their teaching and where many faculty have their offices. It is also conveniently located on Hillsborough Street, a main thoroughfare of NC State and a site of many restaurants and eateries.

CIRCUIT Research Studio

Another space featured in Ricks Hall Addition is the CIRCUIT Research Studio. The CIRCUIT Studio is open to CRDM students and faculty for research projects at all phases of development, student meetings, and CRDM-related social events. Some of the research areas supported include: Games, Mobile Communication, Digital Rhetoric, Digital Humanities, and Physical Computing.

The studio has a number of PC and Mac workstations, camera, audio recording equipment, synthesizers, and a variety of software (such as Adobe Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Photoshop, GameMaker Studio, Unity, Twine, Eclipse, and other authoring suites). Additionally, the lab has Noldus Observer XT and Atlas.TI for performing qualitative research and data coding.

The Carolyn Miller Conference Room

Located within Ricks Hall Annex, the Carolyn Miller Conference Room is available to CRDM students to work in or reserve space for collaboration. The conference room is equipped with:

• Conference room seating for eight people
• White Board
• Two LED digital displays
• VGA and HDMI connections
• AirMedia capability for wireless display
• BluRay Player

Winston / Caldwell / Tompkins Halls

Most classes in English and Communication are taught in a set of connected buildings, one minute away from the CRDM offices. The CRDM Program Associate and many CRDM faculty are also housed here, providing easy access for meetings. The classrooms are outfitted in a variety of technological and seating arrangements, ranging from large auditoriums to small group seminar rooms. The Caldwell Lounge is an open atrium where many activities take place, from research talks to poetry readings to meetings of student organizations.