Search & Discovery

Cross-Reference Coalition Spring 2026
  • About the Class
    • Our Goals
    • Your Contributions
    • About the Syllabus + Readings
    • Metro’s Code of Conduct
    • Acknowledgments
  • Schedule + Readings
  • Our Work Together
  • historical map of nyc overlain with a screenshot of a library collection exploration tool, plus a red

    Week 1: (Dis)Orientation

    February 18, 2026
  • Historical map of New York Harbor overlain with a

    Week 2: Exploration’s Cartographic Genealogies

    February 25, 2026
  • a historical map of NYC overlain with an historical almanac, an old Brooklyn phone directory, and a contemporary field guide to NYC birds

    Week 3: You Are Here: Self-Reference and Situated Knowledge

    March 4, 2026
  • A historical map overlain with a photo of an illuminated vitrine, tucked amidst wooden rows of library books

    Week 4: Taking a Line for a Walk: Poetic Discovery

    March 11, 2026
  • Week 5: Surfing, Browsing, Scrolling, Crawling: Web Search and Digital Discovery

    March 18, 2026
  • Historican map of HY Harbor overlain with a postcard collage

    Week 6: Our Individual Travelogues

    March 25, 2026
  • A historical map of nyc overlain with a 7

    Week 7: Crate Digging: Music Discovery

    April 1, 2026
  • historical map overlain with an illustration of a sinuous neurological network, plus a grid of colors represented in the Library of Congress's collection

    Week 8: Distributed Discovery: Show + Tell / Project Planning

    April 8, 2026
  • historical map of nyc overlain with an archival photo of medical instruments and an x-ray

    Week 9: Probing the Body

    April 15, 2026
  • Week 10: Foraging Across Field and File – Earth Day

    April 22, 2026
  • historical map of nyc overlain with a colorful map of Africa by artist Joyce Kozloff

    Week 11: Planning the Next Expedition

    April 29, 2026