What's a makerspace and why should libraries care?
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What's a makerspace and why should libraries care?
- 1. What’s a makerspace and why should libraries care? Tod Colegrove, Ph.D., MSLIS Head of DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library University of Nevada, Reno Slides at: http://slidesha.re/1i9tR0n
- 2. currently provide makerspace or maker activities through their libraries 40% planning to start makerspaces in the near future 36% neither currently providing makerspace nor planning to do so 24% "Makerspaces in Libraries" Study, John Burke, Dec 2013 - of 143 librarians surveyed:
- 3. “A makerspace is a physical location where people gather to share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build.”1 1EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, ELI. 7 Things you should know about … Makerspaces. April 2013. Retrieved November 2014 from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7095.pdf
- 8. “We see making as a gateway to deeper engagement in science and engineering but also art and design.” – makerspace playbook Makerspace playbook. Retrieved November 2014 from http://makered.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Makerspace-Playbook-Feb-2013.pdf
- 10. Active rather than passive learning. Photo by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/
- 11. From molecules to dinosaurs in the desert…
- 12. “Our biggest challenge – and the biggest opportunity for the Maker Movement – is an ambitious one: to transform education.” – makerspace playbook
- 14. Let’s talk about 3D printers: hardware selection & maintenance. • What should I be looking at and thinking about when considering a 3D printer purchase? • Is ongoing maintenance a big deal?
- 15. Rule #1: Know where you’re at on the Hype Cycle. Gartner Hype Cycle by Jeremy Kemp. Retrieved November 2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle
- 16. Gartner’s 2013 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. Press release, August 19, 2013. Retrieved November 2014 from http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2575515
- 17. Gartner’s 2013 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. Press release, August 19, 2013. Retrieved November 2014 from http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2575515
- 18. Talk to the communities supported by your library. What does the need look like?
- 19. Will you need to be able to print • “real” parts? That is, that can be dropped, drilled, machined? • interconnected moving assemblies? • metal parts? ABS plastic? • in multiple colors? Simultaneously? • big parts? How big?
- 20. Any special environmental health and safety concerns?
- 21. Fact: no 3D printer does it all.
- 22. Do your homework: • Explore vendor options/literature in depth – inform ongoing conversations. • Differentiate between open source, hobbyist, DIY systems and commercial/production equipment
- 23. Do your homework: • What’s the cost of print materials? • Go hands-on with the equipment at trade shows or other makerspaces. Would they make the same choices again? Why or why not? • How extensive is the ongoing day-to- day support of the equipment?
- 24. Anthropology 5% Art 11% Biochemistry 11% Biomedical Engineering 8% Ag, Biotech, Natural Resources 2% Chemistry 3% Business 3% Economics 3% Electrical Engineering 5% Mechanical Engineering 46% Natural Resources & Environmental Science 3% 3d printer usage:
Editor's Notes
- Part of a panel presentation at ASIS&T 2014, “3D Technologies: New Tools for Information Scientists to Engage, Educate, and Empower Communities” Oddly, I don’t ususally get the question “what’s a makerspace?” Seems a pretty self-explanatory word: maker + space, or maker’s space. There are important nuances that generally get glossed over though:
- According to the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, “A makerspace is a physical location where people gather to share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build.” Sure sounds like a library to me…
- Study carrels, seemingly pushed up against the walls by book stacks, saw relatively infrequent use.
- Backlash against growing digital isolation… collaborative “maker” movement “Makerspaces share some aspect of the shop class, home economics class, the art studio and science lab. In effect, a makerspace is a physical mashup of these different places that allows projects to integrate these different kinds of skills.”
- Makerspace playbook, retr
- 3D printing? Making. Genetics/medecine/neuroscience? Making.
- _Active_ learning. Makerspace in a library is a “great, good place” on steroids – traditional library resources enhance and build on new and vice-versa
- From molecules to dinosaurs in the desert, these technologies hit on all three legs of the University’s mission: learning, discovery, and outreach.
- We’re seeing an explosion of cross-disciplinary creativity and innovation. The VP of Entrepreneurship: he’s seen more businesses come out of DLM in the past year than he has anyplace else. VPRI: we want to recognize the library by naming it as the innovation center/physical instantiation on campus; money to follow suit. Image credit: <a href='http://www.123rf.com/photo_6474196_word-cloud-concept-illustration-of-innovation-creative-glowing-light-effect.html'>kgtoh / 123RF Stock Photo</a>
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle
- The cost of the dog versus the dog food…
- Cross-disciplinary!