Growing Knowledge: The Evolution of Research
Posted by Celia Walter | 12 Jul, 2010
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be invited to the press briefing at
the British Library to hear about their new exhibition and project: Growing Knowledge: The
Evolution of Research.This
is going to be both an exhibition and work of research to see how
research is evolving and changing due to the use of new and different
technologies.
We started off with an overview of the British
Library, which measures collections in millions and kilometres.
Questions that need answering include 'what should the future of the
library be?' and 'Where are we going with reseach?' The idea is to
explore different technologies, such as various types and forms of
monitors and screens to see how these can be used within the research
environment. Cheering words to hear were that change is necessary in
order to remain relevent, so the exhibition will encourage interaction
with the tools and also seek feedback. Visitors will have an immersive
experience, playing with the Microsoft surface table (which will be
displaying the huge Garibaldi Panorama) , and trying out different
'pod' like work stations.
The BL is being partnered in this
project with organisations such as HP, Microsoft, Hayworth (furniture
manufacturers), Jisc and they'll also have a first ever Researcher in
Residence, Dr Aleks Krotoski.
It looks a really interesting
exhibition/experiment and will be available from 12th October 2010
until 16th July 2011. The link goes to the website and the twitter
hashtag is #blgk