Fenwick Interactive Map Menu
Floors
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First Floor
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Second Floor
- Data Services Center and Offices
- SP@RC Lab
- Music Library
- General Study Areas
- Group Study/Presentation Practice Rooms
- Librarians’ Offices
- Reading Room/Event Space
- Research Commons
- Printing/Photocopying
- Special Collections Research Center
- Stacks
- University Dissertation & Thesis Services (UDTS)
- Writing Center Tutorial Spaces
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Third Floor
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Fourth Floor
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Fifth Floor
Argo Tea Café
Floor: 1
Room: 1100
Argo Tea Café, which recently opened doors, is the food hub of the Fenwick Library. It is located beside the main entrance of the library. It serves a variety of food and beverages to satisfy the appetites of library users. Various vending machines are also located within the café for late night food cravings.
Hours:
Contact Us:
Website: http://www.argotea.com/
Assistive Technology (AT) Lab
Floor: 1
Room: 1604
The Assistive Technology Lab houses technologies to facilitate library research and access library materials for all patrons requiring disability accommodations.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.4329
Email: ati@gmu.edu
Website: Assistive Technology Initiative (ATI)- http://ati.gmu.edu/
Atrium and Information Desk
Floor: 1
Room: 1007
The Atrium is the customer services hub of the library. It provides information and centralized assistance for people using the resources and services within the library. It is the place to check out items, including those from local or distant libraries (CLS and ILL), and to get help using the library.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.2240
Website: Circulation Policies- http://library.gmu.edu/use/borrow/policy
Fenwick Library- http://library.gmu.edu/locations/fenwick
Data Services Center and Offices
Floor: 4
Room: 4607
Data Services supports researchers of all levels in navigating the practical and technical issues of working with data. It houses a computer lab with access to data software and offers consultations and workshops.
Hours: http://dataservices.gmu.edu/software/lab
Contact Us:
Make an appointment: datahelp@gmu.edu
Website: Data Services- http://dataservices.gmu.edu/
Dissertation Writers Room
Floor: 5
Various Rooms on 5th Floor
The Dissertation Writers Room is a shared writing space for eligible Mason doctoral students. Only doctoral student who have passed comprehensive exams and are in good standing with the University and University Libraries are eligible. Spaces are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis until filled each term. In order to apply, complete the Fenwick DWR Request Form.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.2240
Website: Dissertation Writers Rooms- http://library.gmu.edu/for/students/dwr Fenwick DWR Request Form- http://library.gmu.edu/sites/default/files/common/forms/Fenwick-Disserta...
Student Silent Reading Room
Floor: 1, 3
Room: 1501, 3403
The Student Silent Reading Rooms are quiet spaces in the library for students wanting a private, and quiet space. Swipe card access will be provided through the Information Desk.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.2491
Data Services Center and Offices
Floor: 2
Room: 2701
Data Services supports researchers of all levels in navigating the practical and technical issues of working with data. It houses a computer lab with access to data software and offers consultations and workshops.
Hours: http://dataservices.gmu.edu/software/lab
Contact Us:
Make an appointment: datahelp@gmu.edu
Website: Data Services- http://dataservices.gmu.edu/
Faculty Research Collaborative Center
Floor: 5
Room: 5003
The Faculty Research Collaborative Center is a quiet, scholarly space to accommodate faculty team research projects. Applications for use of the space are available through the Dean of the Libraries’ Office.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.2491
Fenwick Fellow
Floor: 4
Room: 4605
The Fenwick Fellowship is awarded annually to Mason faculty members to pursue a research project that uses and enhances the University Libraries’ resources while advancing knowledge in her or her field.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Website: Fenwick Fellow Program- http://library.gmu.edu/about/fellow
General Study Areas
Floor: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Room: various
General study areas are located on all floors of the Fenwick Library. The first floor has a study area in the annex. Quiet reading areas can be found on the second floor, in rooms 2213 and 2001, the third floor, and the fourth floor. The 5th floor is designated for graduate students.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.2240
Group Study/Presentation Practice Rooms
Floor: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Room: various
Fenwick Library has over 70 group study rooms for research, meetings, collaboration, and consultations. Rooms range in size from small to extra-large and are equipped with various technologies. It also has 2 rooms designed for students and faculty to film and practice presentations.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Reserve a Study/Presentation Practice Room- http://library.gmu.edu/use/study-rooms
Instruction Rooms
Floor: 1, 4
Room: 1014A, 1014B, 40210
The instruction rooms are designed to accommodate the many library and research sessions and workshops offered by Mason Libraries.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.2240
Website: Library Instruction Request Form- http://library.gmu.edu/instruction/request
Workshop Calendar- http://library.gmu.edu/workshops
Librarians’ Offices
Floor: 2
Wing: 2200
Subject librarians in the areas of arts and humanities, science and technology, and social sciences can be found on the second floor. Please note, some subject librarians are located at other Mason Libraries locations. To access some starting tips on research, check out the librarians’ infoguides.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Schedule an appointment: http://library.gmu.edu/subject-librarians
Infoguides: http://infoguides.gmu.edu/
Mason Publishing
Floor: 4
Room: 4318
Mason Publishing provides support and resources to the George Mason University community for creating, curating, and disseminating journals, print and electronic books, and other scholarly, creative, and educational works.
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.3636
Email: publish@gmu.edu
Website: Mason Publishing- http://library.gmu.edu/publishing
Printing/Photocopying
Floor: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Room: 1028, 2014, 3017, 4019, 5016
All floors of the Fenwick Library are equipped with printing, and photocopying equipment. To purchase a print card or add money to a Mason ID, a Mason Money machine is located in the Atrium on the first floor.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.2550
Website: Print Services- http://printservices.gmu.edu/
Mason Money- http://masonid.gmu.edu/mason-money/
Reading Room/Event Space
Floor: 2
Room: 2001
The Reading Room/Event Space is a versatile space that can be used for quiet individual study, lectures, readings, and other special academic uses. Contact the Office of the Dean of the Libraries to schedule.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Make a reservation:
Phone: 703.993.2491
Research Commons
Floor: 2
Room: 2301
The Research Commons is a student hub for collaborative research with easy access to technology, subject librarians, data services, GIS technology, and special collections.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Scholarly Communication & Copyright Office
Floor: 4
Room: 4311
The Scholarly Communication and Copyright Office, part of the Mason Publishing Group, provides assistance with and information about copyright issues, author rights and rights reversion, publishing metrics, and open access publishing. The Office also administers Mason’s Open Access Publishing Fund, available to faculty and graduate students publishing in open access journals.
Hours: 9:30am-5:30pm
Contact Us:
Claudia Holland
Phone: 703.993.2544
Email: chollan3@gmu.edu
Website: Scholarly Communication & Copyright- http://publishing.gmu.edu/communication/
Seminar Rooms
Floor: 3, 4
Room: 3001, 4008
The seminar rooms are flexible spaces and are available for reservation through the Office of the Dean of the Libraries.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.2491
Special Collections Research Center
Floor: 2
Room: 2400
Special Collections Research Center is where researchers can discover and use primary source collections and rare books.
Hours: 10:00am-4:30pm (M, T, R, F), 10:00am-8:00pm (W)
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.2220
Email: speccoll@gmu.edu
Website: Special Collections Research Center- http://scrc.gmu.edu/
Stacks
Floor: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Room: various
The majority of Fenwick collections are found on the 3rd-5th floors. Consult the directory located by the elevators for exact locations of items by call number. The Fenwick collections on the 1st floor include current and bound periodicals, government documents, maps, microform, oversize books, reference books, the curriculum collection, and newspapers. The 2nd floor contains Special Collections stacks. The 3rd floor collections include call number ranges from A-JZ. The 4th floor collections include call number ranges from K-Q. The 5th floor collections include call number ranges from QA-Z and dissertations/theses.
Hours: 8:00am-12:00am
Contact Us:
Phone: 703.993.2240
Website: University Libraries- http://library.gmu.edu/
University Dissertation & Thesis Services (UDTS)
Floor: 2
Room: 2005
University Dissertations & Thesis Services (UDTS) exists to help Mason graduate students prepare, format, and complete their theses, dissertations, and projects, and to submit their final documents for preservation and dissemination through University Libraries and its Institutional Repository, MARS.
Hours: 9:00am-5:00 (M-F)
Contact Us:
Email: udts@gmu.edu
Phone: 703.993.2222
Website: University Dissertation & Thesis- http://thesis.gmu.edu/
Writing Center Tutorial Spaces
Floor: 2
Room: 2302, 2303
The Writing Center provides free tutoring to students who are trying to improve their writing. To sign up for the services offered go to https://gmu.mywconline.com
Hours: varies
Contact Us:
Make an appointment: https://gmu.mywconline.com/
Phone: 703.993.1200
Email: wcenter@gmu.edu
Website: The Writing Center- http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/