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Large-scale Visualization of Geospatial Data
During the fall of 2014, Professor Helena Mitasova and graduate students in her Multidimensional Geospatial Modeling course used the high-resolution, large-scale projection capabilities of the James B....
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Re-Imagining the Lake Raleigh Woods
NCSU College of Design faculty member Brendan Harmon gave the students in his Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Designers course a real world problem to solve: design a new trail system for the...
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Graduate Students Interpret the “State of History” at NC State
Graduate students in Dr. Susanna Lee’s History 534 take a deep dive into the NCSU Libraries’ Special Collections to create stories that uncover events in NC State history. Students then used the...
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Visualizing Space, Time and Comic Books: Approaches to 9/11
What is the difference between space and time when it comes to telling a story? In order to help her students understand the difference, Professor Helen Burgess had her students look at different...
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Shooting Wars: New Spaces Give Old Media New Meaning
As Professor Marsha Gordon walked through the gates of Hunt Library for the first time and stood in the Immersion Theater—one of the building's high tech visualization spaces—she immediately said, "We...
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NCSU Librarians and Writing Center Consultants Give Students a Head Start at...
Despite their best intentions, students often find themselves laboring in the eleventh hour to finish up research papers just before the due date. Librarians and Writing Center Consultants teamed up to...
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3D Scanning Artifacts for Digital History
3D scanning holds great potential for cultural heritage institutions, many of which are exploring its use for digital preservation and more robust online access to artifact collections. In Fall 2014,...
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Supporting NCSU Researchers in Achieving NIH Public Access
When the NIH threatened to delay grant funding to researchers if they didn’t make their NIH-funded research publicly available, several NCSU librarians stepped in to help shepherd over 300 NC State...
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Code+Art for a Different Kind of Data Experience
Data art “takes us beyond literal data visualization...to help us see the unexpected in data, to gain a sense for its cultural meaning, and make the otherwise abstract into an emotional experience,”...
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Women in STEM Build Community (and Circuits) in E-Textiles Workshop
To build diversity and and inclusiveness into the fabric of our Makerspace community, the NCSU Libraries and NC State’s Women in Science and Engineering piloted an entertaining and skill-building...
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Using Visualization in Teaching: A Modern Look at the Medieval Bayeux Tapestry
Library Staff create an immersive visualization experience of the Bayeux Tapestry for NCSU students of medieval history.VisualizationBayeux Tapestry 1.jpg
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Supporting NCSU Researchers in Managing Their Data
When researchers like Dr. Tom Shriver hit roadblocks with their Data Management Plans that threaten their grant funding, the NCSU Libraries can help clear a path so their scholarship can move...
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Bomb Shelters, Sex Ed, and Personal Hygiene: A/V Geeks Classic Educational...
The James B. Hunt Jr. Library, lauded for its emphasis on cutting-edge technology and modern design, may be an incongruous venue to screen vintage, 16mm educational films. But librarians at NC State...
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Research Solutions Drop-Ins: Support on Your Schedule
Graduate students face unique challenges for their research needs. To help address these challenges, librarians from the NCSU Libraries and the College of Education’s Media and Educational Technology...
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Alt-Textbooks: Saving Students Money and Supporting Innovative Teaching
In response to the unsustainable burden placed on students by the high cost of textbooks, the Libraries launched the Alt-Textbook project that offers small grant-funding to instructors who create...
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Remaking Teaching: Prototyping New Technologies for the Classroom
Does the presence of technology change the way teachers teach and students learn? Ph.D students attended a critical making workshop at the D.H. Hill Library Makerspace to gain new understandings of...
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Happenings at Hunt Library: The Black Mountain College Story
Combining “happenings” with lectures, NCSU Libraries Visiting Scholar David Silver has used the visualization spaces in the James B. Hunt Jr. Library over the past two years to tell one of the most...
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Threading the Needle: Fostering Student Success Through Making
Fashionistas are always looking for a dress that makes their hearts beat faster. But what about a dress that shows everyone else your racing pulse? The NCSU Libraries Makerspace program helped...
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When the textbook you need hasn’t been written yet
Professors have trouble finding just the right textbook. And even when they do, students have trouble affording it. The NCSU Libraries Alt-Textbook program addresses both of these disappointingly...
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Simulating migration crises, rogue vessels, and ebola outbreaks at the Libraries
Radiation alarms are going off pell mell. As the head of a reaction team, it’s your job to know what to do almost instantly. Do we need to evacuate because a terrorist detonated a dirty bomb, or do we...
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