2022 Webster Library Exhibitions
Seer
Part of Open Access Week 2022, Seer was an interactive digital experience displayed on a Discovery Counter in Webster Library, a computer in the lobby of the Vanier Library, on the screens in the Visualization Studio (October 26) and in the 4TH Space (October 25). Seer invited people to explore questions about our world through open access research sources.
Questions floated across the display, inviting the visitor to touch (or click on) a question to see facts drawn from open access resources. Seer presented several facts (a number or other information) that related to the question. Visitors could then touch or click on each fact to learn more about it. Seer revealed both the open access licence that makes the fact accessible to everyone as well as its source. Information literacy tips were provided along the way.
Seer's playful context was designed to help people discover how open access benefits everyone, both inside and outside of academia. Seer was created for the Library's Open Access Week 2022 (climate justice-themed) activities by Francisco Berrizbeitia, David Somiah Clark, Mary Afonso, Kathleen Botter, Joshua Chalifour, Katharine Hall, Jingjing Li, and Miranda Monosky.
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