Projects (10)

Raban 400 May 1, 2022 - Mar 24, 2023
The printed word revolutionised our world; it changed ideas, thinking and societies. 2022 marks the 400th anniversary of printing coming to Aberdeen with the arrival of Edward Raban and his printing press.

It will tell Raban’s life... Read More about Raban 400.

How good is our public library service? Refresh Jan 31, 2022 - Jul 1, 2022
Work commissioned by Scottish Information and Library Council to update, revise and refresh the quality standards framework for Scottish public libraries 'How good is our public library service?'

The Disappeared Village Jan 5, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
This project aims to host an exhibition and event as part of Scotland's Year of Stories 2022. Working in collaboration with Moray Libraries the exhibition and event will celebrate the story of Culbin, The Disappeared Village, and showcase creative ou... Read More about The Disappeared Village.

Capitalising on Digital Innovations for Heritage and Capacity Jul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022
This project seeks to capture and share the technological learning from three NPA projects (Storytagging (RGU), Digi 2 Market (Udaras na Gaeltachta, Republic of Ireland) and CINE (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland)). These focus on digital story... Read More about Capitalising on Digital Innovations for Heritage and Capacity.

Scottish Public Libraries and their role in community resilience during lockdown Jun 15, 2020 - Dec 15, 2020
In ‘normal’ times public libraries are crucial community hubs but have, like other public spaces, been closed during the pandemic lockdown. In recent years, public libraries in Scotland have been strongly supported through Scottish Government initiat... Read More about Scottish Public Libraries and their role in community resilience during lockdown.

#Doric Feb 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2022
This project comprises a series of edit-a-thons working on Wikipedia articles for (a) north-east topics and (b) written in Doric. These will include the entries for particular towns and other geographical locations or features in the North-East, eve... Read More about #Doric.

Storytagging May 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2022
StoryTagging will increase the market reach of creative industry SMEs by developing a digital platform that will allow creatives to harness (as stories) much of what makes Northern localities distinctive to the people who live and work there: place,... Read More about Storytagging.

Guid Wird: the Doric Literature Portal Jun 1, 2018 - Feb 28, 2019

Cultural Heritage: Modelling the challenge to visitor flow in specific historic buildings Mar 1, 2019 - Oct 28, 2021
In Scotland and Italy, tourism represents 5% / 13% of GDP, and national tourism strategies have prioritised the visitor experience. Visits to sites of “cultural heritage” have increased by 12.5% in Italy, reaching 20% in some Scottish locations - 4.... Read More about Cultural Heritage: Modelling the challenge to visitor flow in specific historic buildings.

Art history scholarship between the 1820s and the 1870s: the role of the Eastlake Library at the National Gallery (Studentship) Oct 1, 2018 - Sep 30, 2022
The period from the 1820s to the 1870s was critical in the intellectual development of art history. The fact that this was not mirrored in UK universities until the 1930s meant that museums remained an important locus for leading research in the fiel... Read More about Art history scholarship between the 1820s and the 1870s: the role of the Eastlake Library at the National Gallery (Studentship).