Places and Spaces: Mapping Science

Ottawa, ON, April 3, 2008 - Interested in seeing science from a different perspective? Curious to see what impact a single person or invention can have? Desperate to find better tools to manage the flood of information?

From April 3 to June 27, the National Research Council's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information will be hosting Places and Spaces: Mapping Science. Curated by Dr. Katy Börner and Elisha Hardy, both from Indiana University, Places and Spaces was first shown at the April 2005 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers and since then, has been on display in over twenty venues, including most recently at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Designed to demonstrate the power of maps to navigate and make sense of places and abstract topic spaces, Places and Spaces encompasses 34 large-format, high-resolution maps. These maps will help you to understand where science gets done, how different areas of science relate to each other and how knowledge moves.

An example of NRC-CISTI putting science to work for Canadians, this exhibit provides an everyday approach to NRC-CISTI's mission, to advance research and innovation through high-value information.