Innovation Studio

The NC State University Libraries, like many libraries and museums, has been undergoing a long transformation in the digital age. At NC State, leadership has defined a new concept for the institution as, “The Experiential Library,” a place of vibrant events and learning experiences for the entire campus community—at many scales: from having a simple question answered to participating in a multi-session co-curricular workshop on machine learning.

The Showcasing Innovation media experience platform in the Innovation Studio adds to this by providing a novel interactive space where the experience is one of learning about the diverse and compelling work of the campus community. The media experience is built around interactive projection and designed as a lightweight and touch-free approach to exhibiting curated works at the D.H. Hill, Jr. Library. The application, and the content management system that underlies it, facilitates dynamic exhibition in a multi-use space—one that is central to a larger transformation happening in the Library. This exhibition platform affords a new approach to collecting student work (in digital and physical form) and sharing their stories, further situating the Library as a truly experiential forum and learning space.