Thursday, June 16, 2011

Interacting with library collections

One really interesting development comes from the DOKLAB (DOK public library in Delft, Netherlands).

DOKLAB Project P from DOKLAB on Vimeo.




How many ways could this type of technology be used to allow older library clients to:
  • contribute their own photos or memories to the library collections
  • curate their own stories using material already in the library collection
  • add information to what is already known about photos and images
  • explore technology without needing to master a mouse or keyboard

I think it would be very interesting to collect the migration stories from a local community in this way, after all 25% of Australians were born overseas ... that's a lot of stories to tell.

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