Calendars:Networked Media Calendar/Networked Media Calendar/16-05-2018 -Event 2
XPUB1- RW&RM - Steve in the small project space
BEFORE LUNCH
If not... here is plan B
Template:
Describe proposed project (interface) [what? (250) how will it be made? (125) and why is it necessary? (125)]
= 500 words
Relation to project as whole (how does it interface with the rest of the interfacing the law project)
200
Relation to your self-directed research (how does it interface with previous work or abiding interests? what new interests are you following?)
200
Issues arising
200
What needs to be done?
= breakdown tasks and make timetable
= what help will you need?
= who can help? (line up your ducks)
200
Bibliography - media-links
Use Harvard method
link to yesterday's pad:
https://pad.pzimediadesign.nl/p/itl-9
AFTER LUNCH
1) GENERAL PROJECT
What is it?
How?
Why?
2) INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
How are you interfacing?
Describe proposed (interface) [what? (250) how will it be made? (125) and why is it necessary? (125)]
Relation to project as whole (how does it interface with the rest of the interfacing the law project)
Relation to your self-directed research (how does it interface with previous work or abiding interests? what new interests are you following?)
Timeline= now=June
Tash
What? (250)
The default web interface of the library is a space for researching as well as reading. Here users can choose to navigate through the entire X-LIB catalogue, or through various stacks. Unlike most search engines, X-LIB's is designed to prioritize ecosystems and interactions instead of results or objects. Multiple queries for non-existant items in the collection are tracked and automatically made into red links, which are visualised and placed back into the library. In this way the collection is always represented in relation to its own limits, outsides and peripheries. Making these 'wishlists' visible also offers context: we get to know our fellow researchers, situate our own knowledge with theirs. Within the core network, pirate downloaders and outlaw uploaders can interact more directly with each other. When you see an empty item, either in the full catalogue or in someone's stack, you can choose to upload to it. You can create an entire stack of wished-for items and wait for others who may have the file to help you to complete it. The search engine also offers more playful orderings like randomization or by reading time.
How will it be made? (125)
The search engine can be made using html, python and CGI scripts. The files would be stored in separate directories and JSON files which can be called and created via a web interface. Another option is to use the Semantic MediaWiki platform, which already has built in functions like the automatic creation of red links, categories and tags for archiving, and also supports the maintenance of these files. To research further: how each of these platforms will deal with user accounts / anonymity / interactivity.
Why is it necessary? Relation to project as whole (how does it interface with the rest of the PZI library project) (125)
We want this library to exist in the space between researching and the act of downloading/uploading. Piracy is necessary for studying – but it is not just about file sharing. It is also about learning what it means to be a librarian, to pass on information and to explore questions of data provenance. In this way it is important that the default interface of X-LIB explores more social modes of reading and searching.
Relation to your self-directed research (how does it interface with previous work or abiding interests? what new interests are you following?)
This project continues my research into feminist ways of representing data, of making visible what is included and what is excluded in archive. My research into the social aspects of the digital library is also relevant to the concept of enunciative materiality, which we started to explore last trimester.
Alice
Alice
Describe proposed (interface)
what? (250)
I am interested in developing an added feature to the bulk collection of books in the library, represented in the idea of stacks. A stack is a number of books that are alternatively read at a certain point in time. What makes them cohesive is the fact that they follow a certain study path, while not necessarily having the same topic. A stack of books can be a very personal collection that one keeps close, that may or may not have a specific order or hierarchy, and that makes it easy to be browsed over and over again. The stacks can also be represented through a certain time period that the reader needs to dedicate in order to go through, and can thus be edited and remixed according to this parameter. In addition to this, I am also interested in the possibility to combine certain parts of texts, in order to create a mixtape that caters to your knowledge needs. Another central interest is developing an interface that would be best suited for a library that serves our community. The library will provide a platform for sharing and discussions, with the potential to grow at any time. It is important that the project is always in a state of work in progress. In this way, anyone who is or wants to be part of the network can develop new features and adapt the library to cater to the ever changing needs of our community.
how will it be made? (125)
Stacks are central to the way the collection is represented and structured. Each stack represents a certain knowledge core, in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Readers are able to browse through ready-made stacks and combine them into new ones. The stacks come with a description to make it easier for the reader to select a certain stack based on her needs, as well as with a way of representing the volume of text that is included in the stack. A possibility for this comes in the idea of reading time, which helps the reader visualise the length of their chosen path and plan accordingly. While the specific technical details of this structure are still vague, I imagine it being represented as a series of intersecting paths. The use of tags to guide users through the library is also a necessary feature.
why is it necessary? (125)
I believe this feature can give an accurate representation of the way in which learning happens, which is more eclectic than homogenous. Inspiration can come from surprising sources, and often from a wide range of fields. In order to reflect on a certain topic, you often have to combine ideas that don't necessarily come from the same source. This is in line with my previous research that looked for surprising connections between various fields, that led me to explore the relationship between weaving and programming.
At the same time, I find inspiration in the complexity of knowledge within the network of people connected to the Piet Zwart Institute, and I believe sharing this knowledge would have tremendous potential. The network from which this project is starting is always growing, which makes it important to have a virtual space to share and interact.
At the same time, there is a need to create more and more projects that take a stand for the free sharing of knowledge, unrestricted by copyrights and contracts and other economic barriers.