Discovery Lab

The Discovery Lab is a learner-centered library space bringing together complementary collections that support student exploration of information and knowledge-building at all stages of the undergraduate experience – from topic consideration and current events to academic investigation, scholarly communication, and real world application.

 

Tabletop display at Berks Library with illuminated white letters spelling "IDEA" and a stack of books.

Idea Collection

Explore research topics, build foundational knowledge, and situate inquiry into context. Search the Idea Collection (Use the catalog’s advanced search and select “Berks – Idea Collection (Discovery Lab)” under the Location drop down menu).

 

 

 

Display board with the text "engaged SCHOLARSHIP" above a bookshelf for the Berks Library Engaged Scholarship collection.

Engaged Scholarship

Conduct original undergraduate research, scholarly communication, community-engaged coursework, and scholarship as a public good. Search the Engaged Scholarship Collection (Use the catalog’s advanced search and select “Berks – Engaged Scholarship (Discovery Lab)” under the Location drop down menu).

 

 

 

Display panels of Berks Library Campus Portfolio collection a table with "CAMPUS PORTFOLIO" in graffiti-style text over architectural images.

Campus Portfolio

Browse and celebrate the scholarly output of Penn State Berks. Search the Published Volumes in the Campus Portfolio Collection (Use the catalog’s advanced search and select “Berks – Campus Portfolio (Discovery Lab)” under the Location drop down menu).

 

Banner for the Beyond Berks Library collection with "Beyond Berks" written over a red pagoda roof image, next to brochures in a holder.

Beyond Berks

Get primed for lifelong learning and prepare your transition to career, graduate study, and self-sustenance. Search the Beyond Berks Collection (Use the catalog’s advanced search and select “Berks – Beyond Berks (Discovery Lab)” under the Location drop down menu).

 

 

Decorative "ETHICS & SUSTAINABILITY," sign, made of moss and wood, on top of the same-named Berks Library collection, with books and a potted spider plant next to the sign.

Ethics & Sustainability

Advocate for the ethical creation, distribution, and application of knowledge. Search the Ethics & Sustainability Collection (Use the catalog’s advanced search and select “Berks – Ethics & Sustainability (Discovery Lab)” under the Location drop down menu).

 

 

 

 

Bookshelf display of First Draft collection at Berks Library, which features magazines and newspapers on wooden shelves.

First Draft

Cultivate current events awareness, pluralist sense-making, and civic dialogue, and facilitate connections between research topics and real-world impact.

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