(17 February 2016) Students and faculty of Singapore Management University can see at a glance how ‘hot’ the different parts of the Li Ka Shing library is. The Library has been collaborating with SMU LiveLabs on a space finder app that shows how crowded a specific location in the library is in real-time.
By partnering with SMU LiveLabs the library has been able to use data to consider issues like opening hours and utilization of space at a more granular level than has been possible before. A link has been added to the new redesigned library website to allow patrons easy access to the heatmap who are also encouraged to install the LiveLabs mobile app at http://centres.smu.edu.sg/livelabs/