Research at LIL is structured around a variety of modes and outcomes, though it all ultimately serves our goal of fusing the library world with new technologies.
Some of our research is explicitly tied to our ongoing tentpole projects, while other explorations may become larger projects down the line.
Tools are the heart of the Library Innovation Lab. We build things. Our platforms each have their own user base and long-term goals.
Perma.cc is a web preservation and citation tool that is changing the way lawyers, scholars, journalists, and the public preserve and cite to the web.
The Caselaw Access Project is an online database of over 6 million U.S. court opinions, the bulk of which were scanned from Harvard’s centuries-old collection of court reporters.
H2O Open Casebook is a platform for legal educators who want to find or create open, customizable casebooks for free.
At the Library Innovation Lab we are also in pursuit of understanding exploration as a practice.
While not exhaustive, these are projects we have worked on, tinkered with, and ultimately sunsetted for various reasons.