Places & Spaces: Cartography of the Physical and the Abstract
The Places & Spaces exhibit has been created to demonstrate the power of maps. An initial theme of this exhibit is to compare and contrast first maps of our entire planet with the first maps of all of science as we know it. Come see with your own eyes the extent to which maps can be employed to help make sense of the flood of information we are confronted with and how domain maps can be used to locate complex and beautiful information.
This exhibit presents a selected series of maps and their makers along with detailed explanations of why these maps work. The physical prints support the close inspection of high quality reproductions for display at conferences and education centers. It is meant to inspire cross-disciplinary discussion on how to best track and communicate human activity and scientific progress on a global scale. The online part of the exhibit is viewable at: http://vw.indiana.edu/places&spaces/
This exhibit was supported in part by the School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University and a National Science Foundation CAREER grant under IIS-0238261.
