Category Archives: JRUL

Bringing display cases to life

Have you ever wondered how the objects in display cases get chosen, or the journey they go on to arrive there? Five  Year 6 pupils from Oswald Primary School  have been chosen to guest curate one of the themes in the Rylands Gallery; the faiths cases.  Whilst providing items and interpretation peers can relate to, … Read more

Innovation in Education – Augmented Reality, a Manchester Showcase

Mimas have been developing Augmented Reality (AR) experiences for use within education for over two years and in that time we have amassed a wealth of experience, knowledge and examples. We have barely touched the surface of its potential; but the enthusiasm and interest in the possibilities have been extremely encouraging. So, with experiences gained … Read more

The SCARLET Project with First Year Undergraduates

As part of the on-going development of SCARLET, beyond the pilot course, “The Book and Its Body”, a group of Dr. Guyda Armstrong’s first-year students in ITAL10300, “Contemporary Italian Culture” were asked to participate in a focus group on 26 April 2012.  As with the pilot course, Matt Ramirez demonstrated the app to the students … Read more

Scarlet Dissemination Workshop

John Hodgson, Jo Lambert and Matt Ramirez recently hosted a workshop at the John Rylands Library to demonstrate the Scarlet augmented reality project to archivists and librarians from other institutions in the region (though Alison Cullingford will no doubt wish us to point out that Bradford is firmly in Yorkshire!). Our guests were treated to a sneak preview of … Read more

Reflecting, learning, anticipating

It’s a new year and traditionally time for looking forward, and not for looking back. For the SCARLET project we’re just over half way through and it is therefore a perfect time to reflect on the activity undertaken so far, and the lessons learned to date. This blog post is my opportunity, as project director, … Read more

Bringing ancient Greek papyri to life through AR

The Rylands papyri collection is one of the most important of the world, and constitutes an immense occasion for a papyrologist and ancient historian. It is an immense resource for both research and teaching. Of the about 2,000 Greek and Latin papyri in the collection, 700 have been restored, framed, catalogued and published, but many … Read more