This is a text version of a talk I gave at the recent Libraries Rewired event in London, as part of the Doing More with Data session with Dave Rowe and chaired by Luke Burton. Our work is data-ish Because of the projects that we work on at Artefacto as well as our backgrounds in […]
We talk a lot about open access in libraries, but not necessarily about open access content about libraries. But open access (OA) books are a fantastic way to share knowledge with everyone and keep up with the sector, for free. They’ve become a key source for learning about the latest trends and practices in different […]
We held our inaugural Library Make or Break event on the 13th September at CILIP Scotland HQ in Glasgow. We envisaged this event to give library professionals an opportunity to engage with new technologies and share updates on their own projects and innovations (both big and small). And after a long hiatus from hosting in-person […]
OpenAI recently announced the launch of GPTBot, a web crawler that will collect text data from the public web to improve the accuracy and safety of its large language models. Unfortunately, it is not possible to retroactively remove content previously scraped from a site from ChatGPT’s training data. But now there are some steps you […]
Surrey Cultural Lives is a location-based platform collecting and showcasing the local stories of Surrey. The site brings together contributions from a range of academics and researchers in Surrey and beyond. More locations are still being added as the map continues to grow and expand. You can read about the amazing contributors here. The platform […]
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of open access. But Open Access isn’t just about licensing, it’s also about the user experience of research and how we can provide better access to information. So this Friday we’re sharing some of the awesome tools to help with open access, whether you are publishing your own […]
It’s been a while since we held an in-person event, so we thought it was time to dip our toes back into the world of tech meetups for libraries. We also wanted to try a new kind of tech meetup that celebrates those small and thoughtful innovations that we are often banging on about. So […]
We love stories! No matter what we are working on – whether it’s training in person, online learning, or designing a website – we like to incorporate interactive and narrative elements to make it more enjoyable and engaging for our users. Interactive storytelling also has significant pedagogical value. For example, we often use branching scenarios […]
When it comes to your library’s strategic vision, it can always be helpful to get a little inspiration from what other libraries are doing. To help you to create a meaningful strategic plan, we’ve put together a list of some great examples of library strategies from around the world (and from different types of libraries). […]
In this second of our series of ‘celebration’ posts, we want to talk about innovation in libraries. But not that kind of press-release causing disruption that hogs all the attention. We are interested in innovation in a small but impactful sense. This is particularly pertinent when services are already under huge pressure and innovation can […]