Presented to CCALD

1. Towards a Makerspace
Presented by
Edward Iglesias
Systems Librarian
Central Connecticut State University

2. What is it?
• “Makerspaces organize tools, materials and
expertise to help a community of people work
on projects”
– What Makes a Maker Space Panel Discussion on
Make: Live Stage at World Maker Faire 2012
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFIyQ9SBeWU

3. What is it? Continued

4. Libraries are Aware
• LITA Forum 2013 Call for Proposals
• Possible ideas for topics might include:
• Maker spaces/Maker Movement
– Creation of New Library Spaces
– Data Curation
– Discovery
– User Experience
– Web Services
– Coding
– Digital Libraries
– Institutional Repositories
» http://www.ala.org/lita/conferences/forum/2013

6. 'Makerspace' event helps
kick off U.S. Department
of Education bus tour
across America
The MENTOR Makerspace
program has a goal of
introducing low-cost
makerspaces into 1,000
high schools over the next
three years. It will provide
information and training
for teachers along with
software design tools and
hardware for use in a
school environment. The
first round of 10 pilot
schools are located in
Northern California.

7. In other words

8. Why?
“From collections to connections”–
David Lankes

9. “It from Bit”
• “Otherwise put, every it – every particle, every field of
force, even the spacetime continuum itself – derives its
function, its meaning, its very existence entirely – even if in
some contexts indirectly – from the apparatus-elicited
answers to yes-or-no questions, binary choices, bits.
• It from bit symbolizes the idea that every item of the
physical world has at bottom – at a very deep bottom, in
most instances – an immaterial source and explanation;
that which we call reality arises in the last analysis from the
posing of yes-no questions and the registering of
equipment-evoked responses; in short, that all things
physical are information-theoretic in origin and this is a
participatory universe.”---John Archibald Wheeler

10. Space for Creation, Not Just
Consumption
Maker spaces promote learning through play;
have the potential to demystify science, math,
technology, and engineering; and encourage
women and under-represented minorities to
seek careers in those fields.
– http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/10/public-services/the-
makings-of-maker-spaces-part-1-space-for-creation-not-just-
consumption/

11. A Maker Space and CCSU Library’s
Strategic Direction
A new 21st century mission:
“The Elihu Burritt Library … satisfies
the 21st century learning and research
needs of its community of learners by
facilitating knowledge creation,
inspiring intellectual curiosity and
lifelong learning.”

12. So You Wanna Build a
Makerspace?

13. What Fayetteville has

14. De La Mare(University of Nevada,
Reno)
• 2 3D printers, a 3D scanner
• 2 button makers,
• about a dozen arduino kits, soldering kits,
• AR Drones
• We've converted a lot of the space that once held books to make
room for collaborative space and entire walls painted in whiteboard
paint.
• We've held a lockpicking workshop in partnership with Reno's local
• makerspace, Bridgewire: http://www.renobridgewire.org/, here in
the library where over 80 people attended. We worked with them
to offer a student membership as well.

15. Things to Keep in Mind
• Do your users want it?
• Where will you put it?
• Noise?
• Power?

16. Planning is Important

17. What are your strengths

18. Kindle Pi

19. Whatever you’re good at.

20. Espresso Book Machine?

21. Natural Allies
• Robotics
• Engineering
• Biology All can use a 3D printer
• Chemistry
• Art

22. You Need a 3D Printer

23. The Past (2011)
• Watch this video
• http://youtu.be/HCXlJ36x-q0

24. The Present
• Archive of Makerspaces: A New Wave of
Library Services
http://alatechsource.org/blog/2012/10/archive-of-
makerspaces-a-new-wave-of-library-services-westport-
ct-public-library.html

25. The Future?
• Prepare for ubiquity. As omnipresent as
printers.
• Focus on design.
• If you don’t provide this service, others will.

26. Staples to Offer In-Store 3D Printing
• Soon, Staples customers will be able to peruse office supplies while
waiting for their 3D project to be printed.
• The big-box store announced this week that its Printing Systems
Division will work with Mcor Technologies Ltd. to launch a new 3D
printing service, dubbed "Staples Easy 3D."
• The program, however, will initially only have limited availability in
the Netherlands and Belgium
– http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412697,00.asp

27. They aren’t kidding around
• Watch this video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play
er_embedded&v=bnn-ACoMw4w

28. 3D Printed items from Makerbot

29. Thingiverse

30. Resources
• Online resource for librarian makers
– http://www.makerlibrarian.com/
• The magazine you need to read
– http://makezine.com/
• My links to various sites
– https://pinboard.in/u:edwardiglesias/t:makerspac
e/
– Very cool flickr stream from UNR
– http://www.flickr.com/photos/dstl_unr

31. Suggested readings

32. Roadmap
• Ask you users
• Have a Fair
• Contact other stakeholders
• Do it