Object Based Research Learning As Used By 1st Year Music & History Students
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1) First year music and history students at University College Cork are using object-based research learning to study primary sources from the university's special collections as part of their coursework. 2) Students approach archival items as artifacts to gain a deeper understanding of their historical and cultural context, such as newspapers from 1769 and 1917. 3) This hands-on learning experience allows students to take a more active role in their research by directly engaging with historical objects from the special collections.
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In this presentation we describe how we applied the models established by UCC to evaluate SDG coverage in our collections, visualise that coverage and potential gaps, and reflect on how we can enhance SDG integration into our collections. We know that some uncatalogued/unlisted collections will be excluded but many collections already show a longitudinal perspective in developing this area. We will also give recommendations for how this activity and creating a specific Green UDC aligns with UCC’s 2023-2028 strategic plan and goals, as well as the Connected University framework. We address the opportunities for research and teaching that this activity will build on the fruitful collaboration between the University’s Sustainability Team and the Library’s Green Team locally. Integrating this SDG mapping to UDCs will enable students, staff and researchers to futureproof research, teaching & learning needs. Significantly, this interdisciplinary activity offers a benchmark for all library collections, not limited to UDCs alone, as this activity has the potential for worldwide application.
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Special Collections at University College Cork, Cork, Ireland has a rich history of engaging with a wide community through blogging & Twitter (@theriversideUCC), physical and digital exhibitions, digitised collections, stand-alone events and seasonal guides. These communicate to different target audience groups information about UCC Library’s unique and distinctive collections. However, since 2020 when access to physical spaces was not guaranteed or was restrictive, Special Collections expanded the use and range of its digital and virtual platforms to continue and enhance access to its collections. This was achieved both through creating new content via internationally available technologies: 3D Scanning and 360° tours, in addition to uploading new content to internationally available platforms: #ColorOurCollections, SpringShare, Google Maps, Scalar and Sketchfab.
This poster case study describes & analyses a multi-technological & multi-platformed pilot approach where Special Collections used themed content to partner with other UCC Library sections & international organisations to enhance access for learning/research and to continue its work placement/internship program. The range of technologies enabled library staff to develop new skills and has encouraged us to continue considering new ways of accessing and exploring our collections. While these examples use material from Special Collections, they serve as an example of what is possible and are not limited to unique and distinctive collections but can be applied to all types of collections and material.
Remaking the Printed Word in the Digital Age
Chen, Stephanie and Harrington, Elaine. (2022) Remaking the Printed Word in the Digital Age. 87th IFLA World Library and Information Congress, Dublin, Ireland, 26-29 July.
This poster highlights a collaborative project to enhance access to rare and unique library collection items using emerging technologies. It presents four examples of how UCC Library staff and students worked together using new digital tools/platforms to showcase material in Special Collections to inspire, engage, enable, and connect, especially in uncertain times. Special Collections and Archives have long-engaged with the community through social media (like Twitter @theriversideUCC), through physical exhibitions, digital collections, stand-alone events and seasonal guides communicating information about UCC Library's unique and distinctive collections. Recently, they partnered with the Library's Digital Learning Specialist to explore a selection of digital tools/platforms. These are: a 3D Scanner, a 360- degree camera, Pressbooks, and Scalar. The output of this cross-portfolio partnership was the creation of 3D models of various objects; an immersive, virtual tour of Cork city based on historical newspaper advertisements; an online colouring book published on Pressbooks; and a digital exhibit on historical recipes on Scalar. While the four examples use material from Special Collections, they serve as an example of what is possible. The digital tools and platforms used are not limited to unique and distinctive collections but can be applied to all types of collections and material.
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The Sonic Histories of Cork City (SHOCC) Project is an interdisciplinary research project between members of the library’s Special Collections and the Department of Music, University College Cork, Ireland. The SHOCC Project explores relationships between sound, space and history. By using archival and historical sources the team investigates what locations in Cork City might have sounded like in the city’s past creating audio and virtual reality soundscapes. We explore how a city’s particular experiences contribute to that city’s sonic fingerprint: Cork’s history is intrinsically linked to its waterscapes and landscapes as ‘Cork’ is from the Irish ‘corcaigh’ meaning ‘marsh’.
However, capturing a city’s sonic fingerprint is best completed as part of a community, therefore The SHOCC Project developed SoundCatcher, an online collection tool, so anyone may contribute to the city’s contemporary sonic histories. Through SoundCatcher and soundscape engagement we aim for people to learn about Cork City’s fascinating past and present, and also to encourage people to think critically about changing docklands, streets and buildings. In this presentation we will explore immersive environments considering cultural, social, economic, political, and historical factors to show how Cork City and its soundscapes have been altered in significant ways.
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The Sonic Histories of Cork City (SHOCC) Project is an interdisciplinary research project between members of UCC Library's Special Collections and UCC's Department of Music. The SHOCC Project explores relationships between sound, space and history and investigates what locations in Cork City might have sounded like in various moments in the city's past. In using the SHOCC Project as a platform Special Collections can reach different groups not necessarily accessible through previously traditional methods of teaching & learning. In addition emerging technologies provide Special Collections with a means to showcase & disseminate its collections in different ways.
The Sonic Histories of Cork City Project
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The Sonic Histories of Cork City (SHOCC) Project is an interdisciplinary research project between members of UCC Library's Special Collections and UCC's Department of Music. The SHOCC Project explores relationships between sound, space and history and investigates what locations in Cork City might have sounded like in various moments in the city's past. The SHOCC Project is a spin-off from a postgraduate music module and the SHOCC Project has its own spin-off research project, 'Listening to Libraries Sounds for the Library of Tomorrow.' Key take-aways from the module and SHOCC Project are the importance of public engagement, adaptability and curiosity.
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UCC Library is are located in Cork, Ireland.
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The Sonic Histories of Cork City (SHOCC) Project is an interdisciplinary research project between members of UCC Library's Special Collections and UCC's Department of Music. The SHOCC Project explores relationships between sound, space and history and investigates what locations in Cork City might have sounded like in various moments in the city's past. The project gives UCC's MA students and members of the public opportunities to both engage creatively with the city's history and to contribute to Cork's present sounds. Such engagement aims to teach people about Cork City's fascinating past, but also to encourage people to think critically about present and future spaces.
The SHOCC Project fully underpins UCC's Connected Curriculum, enhancing the relationship between teaching and research. This is possible by considering the library as a fourth space: the library actively engaging in projects through collaborative partners of faculty, students and library brings the university into its wider constituency, contributing to society in general.
Destroying & Creating the Library of the Future
Presentation given at Digital Humanities Research Colloquium, 10 October 2018.
After the recent fire at the National Museum of Brazil the Bendegó meteorite was one of the few artefacts left relatively intact. Considering the cycle of creation and destruction of libraries from the time of the library in Alexandria to now, how do libraries prepare for this type of event and are libraries phoenix-like in their re/creation? In this presentation I discuss the different forms of destruction and re/creation and what this might mean for the library of the future.
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In 2016 UCC launched an internal funding call to enable next generation learning spaces across the campus. UCC Library's Special Collections spatial design is optimised both for environmental standards (BSI PD5454) and for users examining items in this controlled environment. However there are pedagogical limits to this type of spatial design; limits which correspond to changes in Special Collections' teaching and learning trends in the last decade. Special Collections have moved away from ‘show and tell’ presentations to a more conscious engagement with academics, as evidenced by Bahde et al. and Mitchell et al. At UCC such a trend has manifested in undergraduates and postgraduates alike using Special Collections in new ways, including research-led teaching on early printed books and Irish language manuscripts, and a focus on online public engagement (Harrington, 2015 and 2017).
In this presentation, I address how this known spatial design obstacle is mitigated through the use of various existing technologies: GIS, 3D printing, social media, document camera, microscope and iPads. Using these technologies on a pilot-basis not just as stand-alone tools but also in combination with each other means that within the Special Collections' environment they are used in an innovative manner. The combination of using traditional reference sources including manuscript bibliographies and catalogues, almanacs, directories, maps and existing digitised collections such as Irish Script on Screen and Early English Books Online with these innovative tools mean content and use of material are reshaped and the combination ensures that students gain critical thinking and analytical skills in relation to a variety of formats.
I demonstrate how such technologies are used by focusing on the fruitful collaborative modules and projects between Special Collections and various UCC departments: English, Music, History and Irish, who each have embraced the ethos of using technology to drive engagement and engagement to drive the use of technology. This is in order to provide a rich user learning experience and for students to understand that there is a potential for multiple points of inquiry. This symbiotic relationship between the judicious horizon scanning of technologies and equipment and the desire to optimise different pedagogical methodologies ensures that Special Collections continues to function as an experimental “lab for the humanities” as well as providing best-practice evidence for adapting existing spatial design models.
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- 1. Object Based Research Learning As Used By 1st Year Music & History Students CONUL T&L Seminar | 16 November 2017 Elaine Harrington | Special Collections Librarian University College Cork
- 2. Recipients of the PFH sponsored President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching 2016/17, UCC. Dr Malgorzata D’Aughton, School of History. Dr Jillian Rogers, Dept. of Music.
- 3. Approaching an Item as an Artifact
- 4. HI 1004: 1st Year Inquiry Research Project – Newspapers Above: Corke Journal 1769; Below Catholic Standard 1917
- 5. MU 1003: Studying Music at University
- 6. Taking Stock & Going Forth Source: https://flic.kr/p/brjbNM
- 7. Contact Details Elaine Harrington, Special Collections Librarian | UCC Library e.harrington@ucc.ie | 021 4903484 | @walkerabroad The Riverside: @theriversideUCC http://blogs.ucc.ie/wordpress/theriverside/ http://libguides.ucc.ie/specialcollections