Sept. 30, 2011 - Jan. 24, 2012
University of North Texas Discovery Park
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 plan to visit the Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit which will be on display at Discovery Park, University of North Texas from September 30, 2011 through January 24, 2012.
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The exhibit aims to demonstrate the power of maps to navigate and make sense of physical places and abstract topic spaces. 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. The display features the first seven of ten sets of maps of the Places & Spaces exhibit. Also on display will be: Illuminated Diagram displays by W. Bradford Paley, Kevin Boyack, John Burgoon, Peter Kennard, and Richard Klavans and WorldProcessor globes by Ingo Günther. Hands-on Science Maps for Kids with paintings by Fileve Palmer will be on display at the Elm Fork Education Center. The Science Maps for Kids are already on display at the Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton, Texas, as part of their summer children’s activities.
Exhibit Curators
Dr. Katy Börner <katy@indiana.edu> and Michael J. Stamper <mstamper@indiana.edu> at Indiana University, Bloomington, INLocal Exhibit Curators
Kathryn Masten <Kathryn.Masten@unt.edu>, Associate Director of the Texas Center for Digital Knowledge at the University of North TexasAddress
UNT Discovery Park3940 North Elm
Denton, TX 76207
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
- 6th Iteration (2010): Science Maps for Scholars
- 7th Iteration (2011): Science Maps as Visual Interfaces to Digital Libraries
Additional Elements
Special Exhibit Maps
Several University of North Texas faculty will create maps to include in the Places and Spaces exhibit. Visit mappingscience.unt.edu for additional information as it becomes available.Special Events
A gallery tour with Dr. Börner and opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Friday, September 30, 2011. Visit mappingscience.unt.edu for further details on this and other exhibit-related activities.Acknowledgments
Places & Spaces: Mapping Science is curated by Dr. Katy Börner and Michael J. Stamper at the Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center, School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University. Places & Spaces also receives input from the Advisory Board listed on the exhibit website. The local host at the University of North Texas (UNT) is Kathryn Masten, Associate Director of the Texas Center for Digital Knowledge (TxCDK).Major UNT sponsors of the exhibit are the College of Information, UNT Libraries, and the Office of Research & Economic Development (ORED). Additional UNT sponsors include the Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity (CSID), Center for Student Affairs (CSA), Department of Geography, College of Visual Arts & Design (CVAD), Research and Visualization Environment (RAVE), and the Elm Fork Education Center. Funding also comes from the National Science Foundation awards IIS-0238261 and CHE-0524661; the James S. McDonnell Foundation; and the Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center, University Information Technology Services, and the School of Library and Information Science, all three at Indiana University. Much of the data used to generate the science maps is from Thomson Reuters and Elsevier.
