One note on this. All of the commercial printers I have seen from the
plastic shooters to water cutters that can turn out a great car wheel
have been enclosed boxes with safety systems. They are orders of
magnitude safer than, say, a bunsen burner. Sure, these can be
defeated by someone with
This has turned into quite a discussion. I think the whole issue of
liability is a bit overstated. A 3D printer is somewhere between a toaster
oven and a xerox machine in terms of dangerousness. Yes, a student might
burn themselves on hot plastic or the printing surface but they might get a
I find this conversation interesting, mostly because the why do it
reasons given parallel so closely what we are working on at NC State in our
new library building. Except it doesn't have anything to do with
makerspaces!
Our emphasis is on taking expensive visualization and high performance
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Maker Spaces and Academic Libraries
I find this conversation interesting, mostly because the why do it
reasons given parallel so closely what we are working on at NC State in our
new library building. Except it doesn't have anything to do
On Aug 28, 2012, at 9:07 AM, Emily Lynema wrote:
I find this conversation interesting, mostly because the why do it
reasons given parallel so closely what we are working on at NC State in our
new library building. Except it doesn't have anything to do with
makerspaces!
Our emphasis is on
Thanks so much for this. One immediate question I have regards staff
training. Who did you get to assemble and maintain the 3D printers etc...
Is it all enthusiastic self taught staff or did you hire folks especially
for these positions?
Thanks,
Edward
On Friday, August 24, 2012, Lisa H Kurt
Hi All,
Yes, this Fall we are opening the Think Lab here at UMW Libraries. While we
have been part of the planning process for the space, I would say thus far the
library has played the role of landlord more than anything else. I see this
partnership developing as time progresses. (I have a
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Maker Spaces and Academic Libraries
Can anyone on the list help clarify for me why, in an academic setting,
this kind of equipment and facility isn't part of a laboratory in an
academic department?
Don't get me wrong I am *way* into access to tools, but I
Salvete!
Can't. Resist. Bait. Batman.
Can anyone on the list help clarify for me why, in an academic setting,
this kind of equipment and facility isn't part of a laboratory in an
academic department?
I'd say that I hate to play devil's advocate, but that would be a patent
There have been two very fine answers already (Go Brooke and Jeff!)
but I'll add one more data point. The purpose of an academic library
(at least every academic library that I've been associated with) can
be boiled down to, pretty much, two things:
1. Support the curriculum of the school
2.
Just to be clear, I was not suggesting that it is a bad idea to have these
spaces in academic libraries. Quite the contrary.
I'm not sure I've heard anyone state these arguments this clearly... and it
is good to hear them.
As a public librarian I always keep an eye on what happens in academic
On Aug 27, 2012, at 9:44 AM, BWS Johnson wrote:
Salvete!
Can't. Resist. Bait. Batman.
Can anyone on the list help clarify for me why, in an academic setting,
this kind of equipment and facility isn't part of a laboratory in an
academic department?
I'd say that I hate to
Joe, and really everyone, I think this is all a question of scope, scale
and community needs/demands.
I absolutely think creative/generative/participatory spaces belong in
public libraries.
I firmly believe that the public library of the future is as much about
access to tools as it about access
I think some folks have already responded to 'why' pretty well, but I
figured I would add to the discussion from our perspective on the ground
at UNR in the DeLaMare Library and answer Edward's question too.
As far as why we are developing a makerspace or why we have 3D printers in
the library- I
Hi Edward,
Throughout the past year we have been working toward transforming the
DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library into a library makerspace at the
University of Nevada, Reno. It started with the purchase of a button maker
and holding mini maker breaks and has grown with bigger events,
If anyone is, would you post back to the list (rather than respond
privately to Edward)? I'd be interested in hearing too.
Thanks,
Kevin
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Edward Iglesias
edwardigles...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello All,
A colleague and I are going to be presenting at code4lib NE on
I'm leading the effort to build a makerspace in my local community and have
some thoughts around the role of established institutions (libraries, EDC's,
government, etc.) in making this happen. I'd be happy to have a telephone or
G+ chat with you about this if you wish.
Cheers,
Dave
In my last Library tech report, I included a chapter on 3D printing
(chapter 4, please excuse the title, I had to) that spoke a bit to why
libraries needed to be in the space, which certainly overlaps with the
Makerspace convo:
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