Past projects

Gerhard Schøning 300 years in 2022

This project is in collaboration with The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.

In 2022, it is 300 years since historian and founder of The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, Gerhard Schøning (1722-80), was born. NTNU and the University Library's collections and history dates back to Schøning and the Society. Schøning was principal at the Cathedral School 1751-65, founded the Society in 1760 and went on a trip around Norway at the King's expense 1773-75. He died in Copenhagen 1780 as National Archivist in Denmark-Norway. Together with several researchers from NTNU, NDR, UiO and UiT, the project will take a closer look at Schøning's significance for Trondheim, Trøndelag and Norway. A seminar, city walk and bus trip to Byneset in Trondheim will be arranged on May 3 and 4, 2022.

See the website, Gerhard Schøning, for programs, presentation of Schøning's significance for NTNU and the University Library, scientific work, as well as digitized maps and drawings.
 

Open Science Toolbox (2018-2020)

The goal is for the toolbox to support other academic libraries, of different sizes and with different needs as well as resources, to develop new services for Open Science in the library. This includes everything from basic information about Open Data that can be integrated with the library webpage, to more extensive documentation of information resources related to the research process, copyright and licensing, data curation and metadata. The focus is on meeting the immediate need of libraries in developing research support for research data management and documentation. In addition, it is desirable to further the development of the social mission of the academic libraries in making knowledge publicly available.

Project homepage: Open Science Toolbox
Project managers: Ingrid Heggland, Henrik Karlstrøm, Sølvi Karlsen, Rune Brandshaug, Linda Johansen og Endre Aas 

TREFF: towards a new platform for the University Library's library counter (2017-2019)

The aim of the project is to investigate the library counter at the NTNU University Library and identify, initiate and evaluate measures for further development. The project deals with the physical meeting with the student at the counter.

We have investigated what the students ask for at the library counter and how students and employees experience the counter service at the NTNU University Library. Data is collected in various ways; Mapping of inquiries at the counters, focus group and individual interviews, surveys and literature studies.

The project has received funding from the National Library. 

Final report (Norwegian only)
Steering committee: Karen Johanne Buset og Sølvi Karlsen
Project managers: Astrid Kilvik og Liv Inger Lamøy
Referents: Hans-Jørgen Berntsen, Una Ersdal, Mona Holmen, Inga Buset Langfeldt, Inger Langø, Frida Røsand og Astrid Sandvik 

ARK4: An interactive heritage library. (2014-2016)

ARK4 aims to convey content from archives using gaming technology to disseminate information. Using new and innovative technology the project delivers knowledge of the past to a wider and younger audience. ARK4 has launched its games for schoolchildren and university students and has established a digital gaming platform. The project investigates also on how games can support learning and is based on the knowledge and methods of museology and 'serious games'. Read more about the ARK4 project at the blog ARK4 - Digital Heritage Library Project.
Project report: ARK4 A Interactive Heritage Library, Phase 2, Part 1

Project manager: Alexandra Angeletaki

Redesign of VIKO (2015-2017)

VIKO (Your guide to information literacy) is an online course that provides help for handling references and searches. The project will totally renew VIKO. The goal is to provide content, which covers the need students have to write an academic text.

To reach the primary users, the students of NTNU, we will use the tool “Innsida”. We will also offer an external solution for everyone - mainly other universities and colleges. We are also in contact with the university school project who wish to use VIKO in high school.

Project managers: Marit Brodshaug and Harald Sandal Bøhn

Nyweb

The project ‘New website at NTNU UB (Nyweb)’ developed new web pages and a new publishing model for the NTNU University Library.

Digitization and coordination of the special collections at the Gunnerus Library and the Dora Library

The aim is to ensure that NTNU has constant access to the right knowledge sources by making historically unique documents (text, photos, archives) available digitally for research, programmes of study and dissemination.

Introduction of the new library system Alma

Local project at NTNU University Library for introduction of the new library system.

BIBSYS Library database in the Semantic Web

Semantic tools such as Linked Data (LD) are regarded as having great potential for solving the needs of libraries for increased exposure and contextualization of metadata. The project aims to gain further benefits from this by clarifying the best way of linking the Library Database and relevant authority files to the Semantic Web using Linked Data, thus offering content in a new format (RDF).

MUBIL

A digital laboratory, Creating an Interactive Library Experience. Further information on MUBIL’s blog

UBiT_2010

The aim of the project was to increase the use of online library services, develop new online services, and be a Norwegian leader in this area. UBIT_2010s sluttrapport [UBiT_2010's final report (PDF, in Norwegian)]

Just in time - a PDA project

Trying out new models for procurement of literature was the aim of the University Library’s project.

Linked Data - a network

In this collaborative project, the NTNU University Library, the University of Bergen Library and Bergen Public Library aimed to: ‘...build a collaborative network in this area and develop a common understanding of processes, concepts and methods.’ As well as a useful and valuable network combined with even greater enthusiasm for Linked Data technologies, the project resulted in a demo of historical material from the national Sangerfesten choral festivals held in Bergen in 1863 and in Trondheim in 1883. Linked data - et nettverks sluttrapport [Linked data - final report on a network] (PDF, in Norwegian)

Rådata nå [Raw data now]

A one-year project that aimed to produce a linked data representation of the BIBSYS authority file. Funding was awarded in the first quarter of 2010, and work began later that year, culminating in a completed linked data representation of the authority file in the first quarter of 2011. Rådata nå's end project report (PDF, in English)

Universell [Universal]

Universell started as a universal design and accessibility project in cooperation with NTNU’s counselling services in 2009. The aim was to provide accessible study literature for students with special needs. To achieve this, a collaborative programme was developed between the counselling services for students with disabilities at NTNU and the University Library. The project began operating as a standard service in 2010.

Search services

The aim of the project was to clarify which information resources were covered by free search services and which procurement and registration measures could improve search coverage. A help service with an overview of available information resources was to be developed, as well as an introduction to information literacy. The project aimed to create operating procedures to enable the library to handle procurement and registration with free search tools in mind.

E-curriculum

The aim of the project was to launch an e-curriculum service for NTNU’s academic environments, and to investigate which suppliers, platforms and services would be the best choices. The project was intended to build in-house skills as well as to market and test the service at NTNU and to determine the potential for covering subjects at NTNU. Final report on the e-curriculum project (PDF, in Norwegian)