The maker movement is growing across the country and world. With interactive, participatory events and growing local communities, we've seen a shift. Individuals, professionals, and hobbyists from areas such as engineering, design, science, art, and more are coming together with one common thread: the desire to make. Public libraries were the first on the scene to take notice and respond, but now we're beginning to see academic libraries recognize this untapped potential for their own communities. This emerging learning trend holds the promise of enormous change, bringing many researchers and students together from across disciplines in a truly collaborative way. This movement is about more than just the purchase of expensive equipment; it involves engagement, outreach, and knowledge about what drives the academic community. The academic environment is shifting toward content creation in a variety of forms, in turn reshaping learning, curriculums, and research across the board. In order for libraries to continue to support the research and learning needs of their institutions, it is critical to go beyond traditional library materials, to understand what new resources and technologies the library can support for all on campus to use.

1. 3D Printing Is Just the Beginning:
The Future of Makerspaces in Academic Libraries
Lisa Kurt, Engineering + Emerging Technologies Librarian
Tod Colegrove, Head of DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library
University of Nevada, Reno Photo by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

2. your presenters!
Tod Lisa

3. makers are everywhere…
retrieved from: makerfaire.com

4. retrieved from: makerspace.com
What happens in a makerspace ?

5. You know of STEM…
how about STEAM?
science. technology. engineering. art. math.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED VIDEO:
http://www.tested.com/videos/44436-adam-savage-at-maker-faire-2012-why-we-make/
photo by Inkyhack: http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkyhack/7242997364

6. makers organize
MAKE magazine categories:
art + design
desktop manufacturing
computers + mobile
craft
electronics
energy
events + holidays
flight + projectiles
green
home + garden
imaging
kids
makers
microcontrollers
recreation + entertainment
robots
science
shop craft
toys + games
workshops + tools
vehicles
retrieved from: http://blog.makezine.com/2006/12/01/the-makers-bill-of-rights/

7. makers share

8. makers = communitypsst…look a librarian!

9. Photo by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/
makers = opportunities

10. “There are two critical things to
realize. First, play is not
trivial, frivolous or non-serious, in
fact, quite the opposite. Play can be
the place where we do our most
serious learning. And second, it is
something we do all the time. When
we explore, we play. When we
experiment, we play. When we
tinker or fiddle, we play. Science is
play. Art is play. Life, to a great
extent, is play. Every great invention
of the past hundred years has had
an element of play in its creation.
So we are using the word in a very
deep and serious way.”
-John Seely Brown
Retrieved from:
Photo by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/
http://henryjenkins.org/2011/01/a_new_culture_of_learnin
g_an_i_1.html

11. arning through play, which includes makin

12. inspiration found in many places.

13. IDEO.
http://www.ideo.com/expertise/play/

14. exploratorium.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/

15. MIT Media Lab
Retrieved 10/26/2012: frankmoss.com, scratch.mit.edu, minecraftprint.com

16. eyeo festival 2012.
Retrieved 10/26/2012: eyeofestival.com

17. really good things happen
out of serious play and making
Retrieved 10/24/2012:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57487822-1/3d-printed-magic-arms-give-little-girl-new-reach/

18. getting to know people brings great opportunities

19. start small. talk to people. take interest.

20. maker breaks.

21. get to know your community

22. what excites them?
Photo by Tod Colegrove: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

23. “YOU can change the world”
Photo by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

24. they are listening…
…and they want to have an impact.
Photo by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

25. mini maker faire…librarians as peers.
Photo by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

29. getting to know people brings great opportunities.
Retrieved from: www.kclabs.org

30. DLM Library featured on SparkFun
http://www.sparkfun.com/news/978

31. student project featured on SparkFun
http://www.sparkfun.com/news/978

32. Bridgewire collaboration
Photo by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

33. WordCamp collaboration
Photo by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

34. Reno Collective collaboration
hackathon coming soon
Retrieved from: http://hack4reno.com/

35. Holland Project, future collaboration
http://www.hollandreno.org/

36. Travis Good, make magazine

37. ok, sure. makers. sounds neat, but…
Photo by Tod Colegrove: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/
…why in academic librarie

38. Photo by Tod Colegrove: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/
“keep your standard of life high”
May 15, 1912

39. …but labs and departments are
not accessible for everyone on campus
photo by Leo-setä available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/uncle-leo/2911737747/sizes/z/

40. Remixed. retrieved from: http://calmingmanatee.com/

41. the pretty building is not critical. conversation is.
Retrieved from:

42. walls on every floor painted with whiteboard paint
Photo by Tod Colegrove: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

43. Photo by Tod Colegrove: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

44. 3D printing
supports rapid prototyping
extrusion method
ABS plastic + PLA support materials
Lye bath to remove support material once complete
Photo by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/ Right 2 Photos by Will Kurt

45. 3D printing
Stratasys uPrint SE plus: July 2012 arrival
3DTouch: May 2012 arrival
Photos by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

46. Chris, computer science + theta tau
“I like the networking portion and getting people from other backgrounds
together. You get your average engineering types, but it’s also nice to see the
biologists and the artists coming in here. It allows us to break out of the box
and cross-pollinate in ways we normally can’t.”

47. Ben King, chemistry
“one of the very hard things
about teaching chemistry is
explaining that molecules have
shape. This basically removes
that obstacle ... so it will
change how we teach
chemistry and how we look at
molecules on a daily basis. It's
also just plain fun."
Photo by Tod Colegrove:
Photo of King by Jason Hildago from Engadget:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/reshaping-universities-through-3d-printing/

48. Doug, engineering + art

49. Pavel Solin, applied mathematics
Online STEM lab: https://nclab.com/
Retrieved from: http://hpfem.org/~pavel/
PLaSM

50. Nick, library staff + photographer
Photo by Nick Crowl:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

51. 3D resources available on campus
DLM Library: Rhino 3D, Solidworks, Autodesk Intventor
Free online: Tinkercad, Blender, SketchUp
Knowledge Center labs: 3D Studio Max, Solidworks
Photos by Nick Crowl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

52. it’s not about the 3D printer.

53. whiteboard wall contest!

54. Lego mindstorm kits, arduino kits, AR drones, button ma
Makey makey kits, etc.
Photos by Nick Crowl:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

55. inspiration often comes from peers
Photo by Tod Colegrove: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

56. making is
infectious.
Photo by Tod Colegrove: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/

57. ones to watch
Fayetteville Fab Lab: http://www.fayettevillefreelibrary.org/about-us/services/fab
The Unquiet Library/ Buffy Hamilton: http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/
Detroit Public Library: https://www.facebook.com/DPL.HYPE.Makerspace?fref=
The Library as Incubator Project: http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/
Westport Public Library: http://www.westportlibrary.org/services/maker-space
Nate Hill/ 4th Floor Chattanooga Public Library: http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/
Makerspaces and the participatory library/ Monica Harris:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/librarymaker/

58. more than one way to accomplish the goa

59. know your community.

60. start now. perfect later.

61. it’s okay to fail. expect to.

62. go forth. make.

63. questions?
Special thanks to:
Nick Crowl
Chris Bennett
Chrissy Klenke
Erin Silva Fisher
The awesome students of UNR
DeLaMare Library on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dlmlib
On flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr/