We just concluded class #2 of the Library Test Kitchen, our experimental seminar in the Graduate School of Design. The course is a collaboration between Jeffrey Schnapp (Professor of Romance Languages & Literature, Director of metaLab) Ann Whiteside (Director, Frances Loeb Library), Ben Brady (GSD) and me (Jeff Goldenson). It is the continuation of a seminar this past Fall entitled Bibliotheca, the Library Past/Present/Future. There are many other folks involved in the Test Kitchen — people from the Innovation Lab, the greater Harvard Library and metaLab, who are taking part, and we’re just at the beginning.
As described on www.librarytestkitchen.org, this is a seminar about making. A prototyping lab for libraries. Our goal is to create products, services & experiences, broadly defined, for the Harvard Library community. Generous funding to realize these projects is provided by Prof. Robert Darnton and the Harvard Library Lab. Projects will be deployed in «Test Kitchens» — partner libraries, such as the Loeb and Widener Libraries, that allocate portions of their public space to these experiments.
There’s a hypothesis at the heart of this seminar. Perhaps the students know what the future of the library should be, better than we (library staff) do. So lets put them in the drivers seat and find out.
25 Comments
O that I were a HLIL bug on a wall!
I love the image of the library
Indeed, very nice picture of the library!
Nice picture. I like old library.
Very interesting! positive and give importance to books and education! good compliments ..
students will enjoy the generosity of the teacher who gave financial aid is involved for the success of the project.
Excellent picture of the library
I wish my school has a library like that. It’s beautiful.
Tools for the kitchen, you’ll have a great time. When using these tools.
Click here to see more. >>> http://kitchenyou.blogspot.com/.
deed, very nice picture of the li!
I like the photo! Where is that library?
I just love that you have a “screaming hysterics” tag!
Is the test kitchen free or accessible for all?
Nice Picture, excelent picture.
Is the test kitchen accessible for everyone?
I like the photo! it’s like the school in Harry Potter
i like this, Harvard Library Innovation laboratory great post
. keep smile bro. why you like indobugils 
I really like your blog and very nice picture of the library. It really is like the library from Harry Potter!
Webmaster of Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 rice cooker
Its an excellent picture of the library as well as the article.. Think it will be really helpful for education.
This is an interesting library work.it is informative and enlightening.
cheers
webmaster hoover maxextract dual v
Is beautifuuul *_*
Beautiful picture. I wish to have that kind of library here in my place
So nice, The bowling games is very famous, I did try to this game, but not good.
Thanks for sharing.
nice kitchen design ideas
it’s an excellent picture of the library and so on the article