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 […]
Five or so links from around the web about new and interesting applications of technology. There’s a lot happening in the world of email newsletters. This is an area close to our hearts both due to conversations currently underway about how our own Newsletter is delivered, as well as some other internal projects we’re working […]
This is a text-based version of the recent talk given by Dr Amy Staniforth (CILIP Cymru Wales) & Kate Lomax (Artefacto) about the For the Record project at the CILIP Cymru Wales Conference 2021. It was March 2020… Amy: In March 2020 we, the CILIP Cymru Wales Committee, had just had to cancel our annual […]
Bookmarking tools are an internet utility for saving a URL that you can come back to later. They are useful for all sorts of reasons and scenarios. We use them individually and collaboratively and during the past few years have cycled through a few different tools and workflows. But even these kind of workhorse apps […]
Over this past, unprecedented year, more than ever the library and information community has stepped up to support patrons and each other, to ensure services are maintained for some of the most vulnerable in society. Amid the chaos and uncertainty they have been at the forefront of the fight against misinformation – and they’ve also […]
Cultural institutions are realising the value of working with makers, artists, writers and technologists to bring new perspectives and to forge connections with the community in a variety of new and creative ways. In this post we’re taking a look at the shorter-term, dynamic residencies that bring in a variety of creative practitioners, rather than […]
Over the last few months, we’ve been working with CILIP Cymru Wales on For the Record, a participatory archive of the experiences of library workers in Wales during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Inspired by the ‘citizen journalist’ approach of the Mass Observation Project and its voluntary, qualitative social research on everyday life, For the Record […]
A couple of years ago we bought a Prusa 3D printer for our Artefacto labs. Artefacto Labs is the umbrella under which our more experimental work falls, for prototyping and testing new technologies and new ideas. We intentionally bought the printer as a kit because we were interested in learning more about the mechanics and […]