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				<span class="show-if-big--css">We are<br/>a community<br/>for experimental<br/>scholarship.</span>
				<span class="show-if-small--css">We<br/>are a<br/>community<br/>for<br/>experimental<br/>scholarship.</span>
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				<h3>What We Do</h3>
				<p>We're <a href="http://library.virginia.edu">the UVA Library</a>'s community lab for the practice of experimental scholarship in <a href="http://scholarslab.org/about/#what-academic-fields-do-you-support">all fields</a>, informed by digital humanities, spatial technologies, & cultural heritage thinking.</p>
				<p>We offer mentoring, collaboration, & a safe space for anyone curious about learning to push disciplinary & methodological boundaries through new approaches.</p>
				<p>We're foremost a space for learning together—about anything—by trying stuff. Think of us as friends and colleagues who can help you teach yourself new ways of approaching your interests. We'd love you to be part of our community!</p>
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<div class="home-faq__title"><a href="/about">Frequently Asked Questions</a></div>
<div class="home-faq__subtitle">Check out <a href="/about/">answers to common questions</a> including:</div>

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<li><a href="/about/#what-is-the-scholars-lab">What is the Scholars' Lab?</a></li>
<li><a href="/about/#how-does-the-lab-fit-into-the-uva-library">How do you fit into the UVA Library?</a></li>
<li><a href="/about/#how-can-the-scholars-lab-fit-into-my-work-what-do-you-do">What does Scholars' Lab do? How can you fit into my work?</a></li>
<li><a href="about/#can-you-build-me-a-thing">Can you build me a thing?</a></li>
<li><a href="about/#can-we-collaborate">Can we collaborate on something?</a></li>

<li><a href="/about/#where-are-you">Where are you?</a></li>
<li><a href="about/#how-do-i-contact-you">How do I contact you?</a></li>
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				<a href="http://library.virginia.edu" class="uva-library-logo-link"><img src="/assets/img/decorative/uvalibrary-logo-250px.png" alt="University of Virginia Library"></a>
				<p>We're part of the Library's mission to provide equitable access to learning to everyone, and we're proud that librarian superpowers are part of our toolkit!</p>
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				<p>Visit our <a href="/library">Library collaborations hub</a> to find out about the many ways we co-create with and depend on our amazing Library colleagues, or jump to the <a href="http://library.virginia.edu">UVA Library's main website</a>.</p>
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					<p>Curious? Please get in touch with us&mdash;absolutely no prior experience or fully formed ideas needed!</p>
					<p>Email us at <a href="mailto:scholarslab@virginia.edu">ScholarsLab@Virginia.edu</a> with questions, or if you already know you want to meet with us. Sign up for our newsletter to hear about events and opportunities!</p>
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					<p>One of our primary missions is supporting the work of emerging scholars and practitioners&mdash;particularly UVa graduate students and folks interested in digital humanities and spatial technologies.</p>
					<p>We offer a variety of <a href="/for-students/">fellowships and opportunities</a> to this end, which collectively aim to support graduate students during the full measure of their time at UVA.</p>
					<p>From the innovative <a href="http://praxis.scholarslab.org/">Praxis Program</a> to professionalization training for students on the DH job market, we're here to help whether you're looking to answer a specific call for applications or simply looking to discuss your research.</p>
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			<p>We are staffed most weekdays during the semester and summer sessions. We are closed for University holidays. See <a href="https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/makerspace/#calendar-link">our full hours calendar</a> for actual hours on any given day.</p>
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				<p><strong>The Scholars’ Lab Makerspace</strong> is a place for tinkering and experimentation with technologies like desktop fabrication, physical computing, and augmented reality. Open to everyone, we specialize in applications and research questions in the humanities and arts.</p>
				<p>Find things like 3-D printing, wearable technologies, physical computing, & more at our space in the middle of the Scholars' Lab Common Area.</p>
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				<p><strong>Experts at thinking about space + time.</strong></p>
				<p>We've got experts in GIS, cultural heritage informatics, augmented reality, virtual reality, 3D modeling, photogrammetry and scanning, aerial footage, and other spatial approaches (including our own <a href="http://neatline.org/">Neatline</a> project for telling stories that combine timelines and maps).</p>
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			<div class="home-spatial__cta"><a href="/spatial-technologies/">Spatial Tech Home</a></div>
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