Study Rooms: Conference-style

All of these rooms feature large, 60-70 inch displays. In the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library in St. Paul, a wireless keyboard and mouse allows group members to "take control" from anywhere around the table without the hassles and limits of cables.

These rooms are designed to conquer group projects in the least painful way possible.

Group Study Rooms and Studios are reserved for use by current students, faculty, and staff.

• Reserve in O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library (St. Paul)
• Reserve in Keffer Library (Minneapolis)

Use only dry erase markers on whiteboards.

Markers may be checked out from the circulation desk on the first floor of O'Shaughnessy-Frey in St. Paul or the main desk in Keffer Library in Minneapolis.

All group study rooms in O’Shaughnessy-Frey (St. Paul) and Keffer (Minneapolis) have a computer with standard Microsoft Office software installed (Word, Excel, etc.).

Do not turn off the computer or disconnect the cables

As a courtesy to others using the space after you, please do not power down the computer or disconnect cables from the computer. The computers are used throughout the day, are low powered and utilize power saving modes when not in use.

Also, please do not turn off the screens.

The screens in each of the conference style rooms vary from 60 inch to 70 inch displays.

Please do not turn displays off or unplug any of the cables. Before leaving the room please make sure the input is set to "HDMI 1"

Troubleshooting displays: No picture or wrong input

1. Make sure the screen is on using the remote.
2. Make sure the computer is on and awake. (The computer is located behind the screen and should have a green LED if on.) The keyboard and mouse also have On/Off switches. Upper right on the keyboard and underside of the mouse.
3. Check the input. Switch it to "HDMI 1" using the remote.

Switching the input of the display

Please do not unplug or switch cables from the display. If the room is equipped with an external connection port, please use it. If you need an adapter cable please check one out from the Circulation Desk on 1st floor O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library (St. Paul) or main desk in Keffer Library (Minneapolis).

1. Using the remote, change the input of the screen to either "HDMI 2" or "PC"
2. When done with the room please switch the input back to "HDMI 1"

Please do not disconnect any cables or equipment in the room. Many of our rooms with large monitors provide an HDMI port as well as a USB port to connect to.

In O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library rooms 110, 312B, 421 and 422, there is an HDMI and USB port cable on the right side of the screen. In O'Shaughnessy-Frey SMART Board rooms you can connect to the inputs on the right side of the screen or using the cables provided in the room. Currently there is not a method to connect to the screens in Keffer group studies.

Connect your device or laptop to the large screen

All inputs to the large screens are HDMI so you will need an HDMI cable to start with. In O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library, the Circulation desk on 1st floor has cables for check out in both 6 foot and 10 foot lengths.

If your laptop or device does not have an HDMI port, you will need an adapter. Again, the Circulation desk has some of the most popular adapters available for check out. These all convert to HDMI so you will need BOTH an HDMI cable and one of the following adapters.

Once you have connected your device to the port provided you will need to use the remote (or, in the case of the SMART Boards) the on screen selector to change the input. Usually the in-room computer is Input 1 and your device will be Input 2.

HDMI (common on most laptops)

You will only need a regular HDMI cable.

VGA (common on most laptops)

You will need a VGA to HDMI adapter. Connect the audio to your headphone or line out port if you want to play audio on the large screen.

Note that the HDMI adapter requires power provided via USB so you will need to connect the included USB plug to a port on your device.

From the VGA to HDMI adapter, connect the VGA, audio, and USB to your laptop. Then connect the HDMI cable to the adapter and screen.

USB Type C (MacBooks and newer Android devices)

You will need a USB Type C to HDMI adapter

Lightning (iPhones, iPods, and iPads)

You will need a Lightning to HDMI adapter AND your own charging cable with plug.

Note that the HDMI adapter requires its own power so not only will you need your own charging cable, access to an outlet might not be convenient. Our SMART Board rooms allow screen mirroring via Air Play, no cables needed!

Plug one end of your charging cable into an outlet and the other end into the Lightning Adapter. Then plug one end of the HDMI cable into the screen and the other into the Lightning Adapter. Then plug the Lightning Adapter into your device.

Please do not disconnect any cables or equipment in the room.

All rooms with a computer have external USB ports that allow you to save your work from the in-room computer to your own USB drive.

In a standard group study room you can connect your drive to the computer tower.

If you are in a conference style room with a large screen and no visible computer, there is a cable with a USB port on the right side of the screen.

In the SMART Board rooms you can plug directly into the SMART Board on the right hand side.