All of us here in the Artefacto team are creative technologists, makers or artists of some kind, so the concept of makespaces as creative spaces for learning and collaboration has always been appealing to us. Makerspaces are many things to many people. They can be permanent, temporary, stationary or mobile. They come in different shapes, […]
We are very excited to be partnering with CILIP on their recently announced Digital Leadership for Libraries project. This project embodies many of Artefacto’s values and brings together our past works of promoting digital skills in libraries in interesting and engaging ways. The project aims to inspire public library staff of all levels to become […]
Online exhibits can be a great way to engage users in your collections. Whether these are standalone narratives or designed to consolidate or compliment exhibitions and experiences in the physical spaces of museums, libraries, galleries and archives, it’s important that these exhibits are accessible and user friendly for both visitors and curators alike. We often […]
When it comes to using any kind of images in your work, it can be difficult to avoid those stereotypical library images that tend to include rows of bookshelves or glasses. On their own, these things are pretty great, but it certainly doesn’t accurately reflect the diverse work of libraries. Unfortunately, these out-dated ideas around […]
2021 was another year of uncertainty and again the library and information community have continued to write, research, blog and tweet in support of libraries and each other. Over the past year we’ve sent out 24 issues of Newslet, our fortnightly newsletter and in this post we’re going to take a look back at what […]
With the hasty shift to online delivery during the past 18 months, the pain and frustration of a badly thought-out digital experience is certainly something that we’ve all experienced. And this has made us more aware of the importance of getting even the smallest of online interactions right. Let’s take the ubiquitous video meeting for […]
WordPress is the content management system (CMS) that now powers an estimated 39.5% of all websites, including more than a few library sites. A big part of the ongoing appeal of building WordPress-based websites is its usability and extensibility. Because of the range of features, plugins and documentation available, you don’t need to be a […]
Five or so links from around the web about new and interesting applications of technology. Gamification has well and truly been through the hype cycle at least once, but again we emerge from the trough of disillusionment and tentatively enter a slope of enlightenment as we all aspire to escape the boredom of Zoom-based interactions […]
Many cultural sector organisations are aware of the benefits of user-driven services, but when budgets are tight and time is short, what steps can we take to help ensure that we’re putting our users first? In this post we want to share some of our experience conducting user research to help libraries and cultural organisations […]
We’re pleased to announce that the Health Library and Information Services Directory (HLISD) now has an open API. An Application Programming Interface (API) means that the data available in HLISD is now available in a machine readable format and can be reused in other applications. Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are the secret sauce of the […]