{"id":1327,"date":"2018-11-21T16:30:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T16:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/innovation-challenges\/?p=1327"},"modified":"2019-01-14T09:28:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T09:28:49","slug":"glam-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-new.it.ox.ac.uk\/innovation-challenges\/glam-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAM Labs – new IT Innovation challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ashmolean featuring at the IT Innovation Challenges Showcase event, June 2018. Photo by Robbie Brock CC BY-NC-SA<\/p><\/div>\n

We are excited to announce that the IT Innovation Challenges will be running three Calls for Ideas in the spring. In addition to the IT Innovation Challenges staff round and the Summer of Innovation call for students (see separate post<\/a>), we can now announce the GLAM Labs Challenge<\/strong>, a funding opportunity for digital projects adding value to the user experience of GLAM\u2019s collections, buildings, resources or programmes (GLAM =\u00a0 Gardens, Libraries and Museums<\/a>).<\/p>\n

GLAM Labs exist to help create an environment within GLAM that can confidently develop, pilot, test and evaluate the use of technology to enhance the user experience of physical and virtual spaces. GLAM Labs is about creating an ethos of sharing expertise, developing digital skills among staff and collaborators, and of digital experimentation.<\/p>\n

IT\u00a0Innovation\u00a0Challenges has already proven an effective vehicle for\u00a0successfully\u00a0seed-funding GLAM\u00a0initiatives such as Cabinet<\/a>, Oxford Stories<\/a> and the Hidden Museum<\/a>.\u00a0This new GLAM Labs Challenge will be inviting ideas for innovative projects that seek to improve the user experience of\u00a0both actual and potential users. Projects are expected to:<\/p>\n