Information Commons at a glance:

The IRT Learning Center and Libraries have combined to offer a single point of service for research and computer application support -- the Information Commons. (see the bulletin article for more information)

The Information Commons opened officially on September 5th.

St Paul Information Commons (O’Shaughnessy Frey Library)

Contact Phone: 651-962-5400

• Monday-Thursday: 7:30 am - midnight
• Friday:   7:30 am - 8 pm
• Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm
• Sunday: 12 noon – midnight

Services include:

• Computer Assistance - Trained student staff on the OSF lower levels tol assist you with your technology questions. 
  
• ”Roamers” - Trained student staff roam the lower levels, making themselves available to you as you work and have questions.   Watch for their IRT name badges!
  
• Reference Assistance - Reference Librarians present on both the first and lower levels to help you with your research.
  
• Disk recovery - If you have an unreadable document on a disk, bring the disk to the lower level service desk where we will try to fix the problem and retrieve your document.
  
• Classroom technology Pick-Up - Foley front desk services moved. If you need to pick up portable technology (laptop, LCD projector, camera, slide projector) visit us now at the Reserves desk on OSF first floor.
  
• Test Scanning - The bubble test scanner located in the Learning Center moved behind the circulation desk on the main floor of the library.
  
• More group rooms —with and without technology.
  Group study rooms now available:

• Level 3: Rooms 312A, 312B, 321, 322
• Level 4: Rooms 403, 405, 421, 422    

• Wireless Access - Wireless access is available throughout the library.  Click here for O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center sublevel, first-level and first-floor signal strengths.  For OSF second-, third- and fourth-floor signal strengths, click here.  Visit the Information Resources and Technologies Web site to get instructions on how to connect to wireless.

Information Resources and Technologies

InfoCommons FAQs

Location Guide by Floor

Location Guide by Services - A - Z

Computing Facilities:
     McNeely Hours
     Information Commons Hours
     Residence Hall Labs

Student Computing Resources:
Acceptable Use Guidelines / Unacceptable Use Policy