Reflecting on Research: a Virtual GLAM Proposal

Abstract

Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) are known to embrace new technologies so they can offer a more informative visitor experience, merging physical artifacts with supporting information offered in a digital format. It is proposed that university and corporate research laboratories can take the form of a GLAM if appropriated as a virtual entity. A virtual GLAM can subsequently support a holistic overview of research projects undertaken by associated researchers to ensure academic affinity with the overall research theme and facilitate the planning of future research. The paper describes the development of a virtual GLAM as a Case Study and adopts reflective practice as a lens through which to evaluate 12 years of research projects.