Library Labs is a virtual laboratory for staff within the University of Edinburgh's Library and University Collections division to experiment with new ideas, technologies and collaborations, which can be used with our collections and services.

Contributors

  • Claire Knowles

    claire.knowles@ed.ac.uk @cgknowles

    Claire is the development manager, who is still keen to get involved with the nitty-gritty of coding. She has an unhealthy obsession with linking systems and getting our collections online.

  • Gavin Willshaw

    gavin.willshaw@ed.ac.uk @gwillshaw

    Gavin is our digital curator, involved in digitisation, description and access projects. He is always keen to play with new technology and engage with our users.

  • Ianthe Sutherland

    ianthe.sutherland@ed.ac.uk @ianthe88

    Ianthe is a web design whizz, who makes our sites look great as well as coding lots of the functionality.

  • Norman Rodger

    norman.rodger@ed.ac.uk @norman_rodger

    Norman leads the Projects and Innovations team, helping to bring new technologies to the Library. He is a key member of Europeana Cloud and Musical Instruments Museums Online international projects.

  • Robin Taylor

    robin.taylor@ed.ac.uk @robinhtaylor

    Robin is a DSpace committer, he keeps us all on track with his ability to read through manuals and get to the bottom of any server issue.

  • Scott Renton

    scott.renton@ed.ac.uk @scoatch

    Scott is a metadata guru: he keeps us on track with our content, as well as being the brains behind our metadata games.