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The Library Research Contest Reinvented
Darby Orcutt, Collection ManagementCindy Levine, Research and Information Services
Markus Wust, Digital Library Initiatives
North Carolina State University Libraries
Goals
● Incentivizing students to learn and use
library collections and technologies,
● Increased student participation in new, high-
tech library spaces, and● Student research outputs that would provide
strong, ready-made programming content (e.g., for MicroTile displays).
Criteria● Originality of research
● Appropriate use of digital formats
● Creative presentation
Short of Time, From the Beginning ...
Planning on Multiple Fronts● Establishing the structure
for the contest
● Publicity/encouraging participation
● Interacting with potential participants (helping them, and learning from them)
Logo● Public domain images are good● A good logo goes a long way
Conversations with Faculty
18th century instructors
special programs (honors)
faculty with multimedia interests
Cool 18th Century Information Sources
Old Bailey Demonstrator API
Locating London’s Past
Consulting with Students● Had interest from:
○ grad and undergrad○ groups and individuals○ class-related and class-independent
Technology Support
● Asked students to use technology in projects
● How to address need for technology support?
Technology Support
● Not enough time to teach technologies, but point to resources and strategies
● Librarians participated in two class sessions
In-Class SupportSession 1:
●Overview of library tech lending program
●Available support through technology consultations
In-Class SupportSession 2:
●Available technologies for multimedia creation, timelines and mapping
●Strategies for acquiring technology skills
●Available library support
●Project organization
Technology Support● Final class project
presentation (Fall 2014) and competition project demo (Spring 2015) in D.H. Hill Visualization Studio
● Helped with setting up room
Technology Support: Lesson● Keep things simple:
● Students may not have the level of technical knowledge you expect.
● Introduce them to simple, user-friendly technologies that they can use to build their projects.
Other Competition Goals● Gaining experience with competitions
● Code+Art competition ran simultaneously
● Providing technology support for classes● How can it be done in a scalable manner?
Grand Prize Winnerhttp://philome.la/MKaturday/philologists-who-chase/play
Honorable Mentionhttp://definitions-of-personhood.weebly.com/
Next Competition● Topic: Food, Clothing and Shelter
● Interdisciplinary:● Food Science, History of Food, Agriculture● Design, Textiles● Architecture, Engineering
Thank You!Darby Orcutt: [email protected] Levine: [email protected] Wust: [email protected]