Library staff use the lab to scan materials from Special Collections and Archives for inclusion in multimedia presentations and for digital collection building. Library staff are using the lab to test new services, software, and web pages. Faculty have the opportunity to test and observe the way students interact with their course materials. Students are learning to use the lab equipment to design and implement usability testing projects. Staff around the university are using the lab to test their new portals.
Preliminary documentation is now available.
It has been developed as open-source software. To date, the software has been downloaded by over 300 interested individuals or institutions around the world. In the sandbox, a user can create one or more accounts and customize them any way the system allows. Be forewarned, the sandbox is filled with data left by previous users. The NCSU Libraries provides laptop computers for in-building use by students, faculty, and staff of NC State University and individuals with an NCSU Libraries borrowing card.