We work in information-related topics relating to the preservation, access, and management of cultural heritage. We are particularly interested in topics such as cultural heritage and well-being, visitor experience, meta-data management and sharing, and access to information and objects within libraries and museums. We also explore new directions in cultural heritage such as AI and decarbonisation, and invoke ideas from areas such as spirituality, education, and technology in our research.
Our partners
We work with many partners including the National Health Service Scotland, the National Library of Scotland, and Europeana.
Latest publications
P. Innocenti. Pilgrim's progress? A field ethnography of multimodal recording, curating, and sharing of the Camino de Santiago experience. Journal of Documentation Vol 80, pp. 218-238 (2024).
K. Munro, I. Ruthven, and P. Innocenti. Can you feel it? The information behaviour of creative DJs. Journal of Documentation Vol 79, pp. 830-846 (2023)
Candela Gustavo, Gabriëls Nele, Chambers Sally, Dobreva Milena, Ames Sarah, Ferriter Meghan, Fitzgerald Neil, Harbo Victor, Hofmann Katrine, Holownia Olga, Irollo Alba, Mahey Mahendra, Manchester Eileen, Pham Thuy-An, Potter Abigail, Van Keer Ellen .A checklist to publish collections as data in GLAM institutions. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication (2023).
M. Dobreva, S. Krassen, I. Krassimira. Data Spaces for Cultural Heritage : Insights from GLAM Innovation Labs. From Born-Physical to Born-Virtual Augmenting Intelligence in Digital Libraries (2022).
R. Gibson, S. Chowdhury, G. Chowdhury. User versus institutional perspectives of metadata and searching : an investigation of online access to cultural heritage content during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal on Digital Libraries Vol 25, pp. 105-121 (2024|).
A. Gbenga and G. Chowdhury. Fourth industrial revolution and university libraries; a nexus of skills and training readiness in Nigeria. Annual Scientific Conference of the 6th ASRIC Congress (2023)
D. McMenemy, E. Robinson, and I. Ruthven. The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on public libraries in the UK: findings from a national study. Public Library Quarterly. 42, 1, p. 92-110 19 p.