Inspiring Work: putting student output on a large monitor

I mentioned in an earlier post that we are framing our library commons as a showroom of knowledge. We curate an assortment of student output (every discipline in any format) and spread it across the library. We constantly refresh the content and aim to make it interactive when possible.

This actually begins as soon as people enter the building. Last fall we installed a 120-inch display in our lobby. It is four screens so we can put up one big image or four separate ones. We can display any type of multimedia from videos and simulations, to graphics, text, and web content.

The aim is for people to feel uplifted as they enter the library. People build their ideas here. I want to prime you for a scholarly experience.

We’re working on a process now for self-submittal. We’re also talking with a number of instructors on how they could package course assignments thematically.

I really want to explore serialized content. For example, take a design or architecture course with a semester long project. Week by week I want to display their sketches and renderings so we can follow the progression and perhaps provide feedback via a social media channel.

We can also host other types of projects. Here is a Summon visualization created by Godmar Back and Annette Bailey:

https://youtu.be/KbAyWpk_BaU

See also: NCSU Hunt Library Video Walls