Academic Makerspaces: Connections & Conversations

Presentation by Tod Colegrove, Ph.D., MSLISHead of DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library

University of Nevada, Renoat Internet Librarian 2012, Monterey CA

Photo credit: Sam Azevedo-DiMuzio. Retrieved from http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk118/UNRCoEN/Eweek%202012/IMG_7844.jpg

“Makerspaces are collaborative learning environments where people come together to share materials and learn new skills.”

Source: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=4594 and http://www.makerspace.org.nz/

“Makerspace is a place where you can make your ideas come to

life.”

Makerspaces:

• Foster play and exploration• Facilitate informal learning opportunities

• Nurture peer-to-peer training• Work with community members as true partners, not as users or patrons

• Develop a culture of creating as opposed to consuming.

Britton, L. (Oct 1, 2012). “The Makings of Maker Spaces, Part 1: Space for Creation, Not Just Consumption”. The Digital Shift LibraryJournal School LibraryJournal. Retrieved from http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption /

in the Academic Library?

Photo credit: Nick Crowl. Facebook post.

Not in this library.

Image of the entry floor of DeLaMare Library during the Spring, 2010, semester. Photo credit: Nick Crowl.

“…are collaborative learning environments1

1 LIBRARYASINCUBATORPROJECT (May 13, 2012). “A WAPL Recap” http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=4594

...where people come together1

1ibid: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=4594

…to share materials1

1ibid: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=4594

…and learn new skills.1

1ibid: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=4594

…facilitate informal learning opportunities.2

2Britton, L. (Oct 1, 2012). “The Makings of Maker Spaces, Part 1: Space for Creation, Not Just Consumption”. The Digital Shift LibraryJournal School LibraryJournal. Retrieved from http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption /

Nurture peer-to-peer training.2

2ibid Retrieved from http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption /

Develop a culture of creating…2

2ibid Retrieved from http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption /

nurture peer to peer training. 2

2ibid Retrieved from http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption /

Foster play and exploration. 2

2ibid Retrieved from http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption /

…community members as true partners2

2ibid Retrieved from http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption /

…not as users or patrons.2

2ibid Retrieved from http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-consumption /

Makerspace is a place where you can…3

3Source: http://www.makerspace.org.nz/

make your ideas come to life.3

3Source: http://www.makerspace.org.nz/

But how?!

Revolutionizing the levels of student and faculty engagement in the library.

Actively building connections & conversations.

A hotbed of student learning and collaboration.

What do you “geek”?

Source: “Geek the library” campaingn, sponsored by OCLC http://geekthelibrary.org/

And the library’s community?

Source: “Geek the library” campaingn, sponsored by OCLC http://geekthelibrary.org/

WordPress?

Programming?

Show ‘em the library does too.

Co-hosted in the library with a local co-working space.

Concrete canoes?Source: http://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2008/nevada-first-in-regional-concrete-canoe-competition

Four year later…Photo credit: Nick Crowl. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/sets/72157629443711996/

We called it a parade.

Photo credit: Nick Crowl. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/sets/72157629443711996/

Now proudlyon display -in the library.

Photo credit: Nick Crowl. Retrieved fromhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/sets/72157629443711996/

And: “Social objects that are shared form networks automatically.” 4

They’re “shibboleths in the old sense; tests of whether you belong.”4

4Weinberger, D. (Oct 22, 2012). Transforming Knowledge in the Age of the Net. Opening keynote, Internet Librarian 2012.

Leverage to buildconnections & conversations.

Bill Nye the science guy?Photo credit: Nick Crowl. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/sets/72157631506390791//

A sell-out crowd of over 5,000…

Photo credit: Nick Crowl. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/sets/72157631506390791//

The event preceding.Photo credit: Nick Crowl. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/sets/72157631506390791//

Sort of a “mini

maker-faire”.

Photo credit: Nick Crowl. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/sets/72157631506390791//

Course reserves shelf:

Student project, showcased:

KC Labs: http://www.kclabs.org/2012/04/10/diy-breathalyer-using-an-arduino/

SparkfunFeatured onwebsite:

Sparkfun: http://www.sparkfun.com/news/978

Awesome.

Join forceswith a localcommunity makerspace!

Bridgewire membership is now well over 200 and climbing.

And we have a great partner!

Recent co-hosted event: LockSport!

Photo credit: Nick Crowl. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/sets/72157631644204152/

Community. Building.Photo credit: Nick Crowl. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/sets/72157631644204152/

Other co-operative workshops:

- Arduino Microcontroller (BW) - Mobile app development (RC) - Intro to 3D scanning and modeling (DLM)

On our way to becoming an engine of innovation…

Photos credit: Nick Crowl. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/sets/72157630520922616/

Photos credit: Nick Crowl. Retrieved fromhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/sets/72157630520922616/

For more:

ACRL website: http://www.ala.org/acrl/makerspaces

Coming at ALA Annual:Maker Spaces: The Field Trip

Pre-conference co-hosted by Library Boing Boing and LITA. Full-day, hands-on immersion at PS1 - Chicago’s oldest makerspace!

Image credit: dr_ed_needs_a_bicycle, “Question mark, Ipswitch, 21 January, 2012”, licensed under creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Retrieved May 31, 2012, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/omcoc/6751047205/sizes/l/in/photostream/

For more info, author contact is pcolegrove @unr.edu/Twitter/Academia.edu/Mendeley/SlideShare