Digital Studio

The LJMU Library Digital Studio (First Floor, Student Life Building) provides a space for you to come and explore your digital creativity and develop your digital skills by using a number of new and emerging technologies.

The facilities include 3D printing and scanning, virtual and augmented reality, Raspberry Pi and Arduino kits, podcasting and video editing suites. We also provide a number of high specification computers including Apple iMacs along with Windows PCs with i9 processors and dedicated graphics cards.

The Digital Studio is supported by the Library Digital Engagement team who are there during full service hours to provide advice and guidance on how to use the equipment.

For more information see our FAQ: The Digital Studio at the Student Life Building

For enquiries contact the IT Support team on: DigitalStudio@ljmu.ac.uk

Student Life Building IT Facilities

Computers and Study Spaces

360 view of the facilities

Postgraduate Reading Room

Digital Studio

Digital Studio Facilities

Microcomputing

Arduino and Raspberry Pi; Accessories including Sidekick Components Kit, Arduino Starter Kit, LED Matrix Pack, Raspberry Pi Starter Kit, Inventors Kit for BBC micro:bit

 

High Specification Windows and iMacs with dual screens

Windows PCs with Intel i9 (10th gen) processors, 32 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Graphic cards; Apple iMacs with Intel i5 processor, 8 GB Ram, AMD Radeon Pro 5300 graphics card

 

3D Printing and Scanning

Ultimaker S3 and S5 (with Air Manager); Matter & Form 3D Scanner; SOL 3D Scanner

 

Augmented/Mixed and Virtual Reality

Microsoft HoloLens 2; HTC Vive PRO 2; Meta Quest 2

 

Podcasting

Blue Yeti Condenser Mic; Adobe Creative Cloud, Dedicated Speakers with sub-woofer and far-field drivers

 

Video Editing

Adobe Creative Cloud, Ceiling and Desk mounted Cameras, Dedicated Camera monitors, Large LCD HDTV, Panopto Recorder

 

Accessories, Cables and Peripherals

Canon HF R806 HD Camcorder; 4K HDMI Leads; iPad Pros with TrueDepth Camera Lens, Logitech Webcams; 3D Modelling Finishing Accessories