Jan 15 - May 31, 2010
Marston Science Library, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Are you interested in seeing science from above? Curious to see what impact one single person or invention can have? Keen to find pockets of innovation? Desperate for better tools to manage the information flood? Or are you simply fascinated by maps? Then visit the Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit at on display at the Marston Science Library at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL.
The exhibit aims to demonstrate the power of maps to navigate and make sense of physical places and abstract topic spaces. The display features the first five of ten iterations of the Places & Spaces exhibit. Also shown are: Illuminated Diagram displays by W. Bradford Paley, Kevin Boyack, John Burgoon, Peter Kennard, and Richard Klavans; WorldProcessor globes by Ingo Günther; and Hands-on Science Maps for Kids with paintings by Fileve Palmer.
Scientists will be stimulated, students and teachers encouraged, and the general public fascinated by this multi-layered accessible approach to the worlds of modern scientific thought.
Exhibit Curators
Dr. Katy Börner <katy@indiana.edu>, Elisha Hardy <efhardy@indiana.edu>, and Mark A. Price <maaprice@indiana.edu> at Indiana University, Bloomington, INLocal Exhibit Curators
Valrie Davis, Outreach Librarian for Agricultural Sciences, vdavis@uflib.ufl.eduAddress
University of Florida
Marston Science Library
Building 043, Newell Drive
Gainesville, FL 32611
Maps On Display
- 1st Iteration (2005): The Power of Maps
- 2nd Iteration (2006): The Power of Reference Systems
- 3rd Iteration (2007): The Power of Forecasts
- 4th Iteration (2008): Science Maps for Economic Decision Makers
- 5th Iteration (2009): Science Maps for Science Policy Makers
Additional Elements
Special Events
- March 18, Reception for the NIH Workshop on Identifiers and Disambiguation in Scholarly Work at the Marston Science Library featuring the Places and Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit
Acknowledgements
Places & Spaces is curated Dr. Katy Börner, Elisha Hardy, and Mark A. Price, School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University. Places & Spaces also receives input from the Places and Spaces Advisory Board. The exhibit is sponsored by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. IIS-0238261, CHE-0524661, IIS-0737783 and IIS-0715303; the James S. McDonnell Foundation; Thomson Scientific/Reuters; the Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center, University Information Technology Services, and the School of Library and Information Science, all three at Indiana University. Some of the data used to generate the science maps is from Thomson Scientific/Reuters. Graphic Design by Elisha Hardy.
