Introduction. Science literacy in United States ; STEM education and workforce in the United States and issues around retention ; Public engagement with science and technology and science communication ; Role of libaries as community gathering spaces ; Overview of chapters -- Makerspaces. History of the maker movement ; Why we have makerspaces in academic libraries? ; Establishing a makerspace ; Equipment and software ; Polices ; Programming and marketing ; Makerspaces and public engagement with STEM ; Case studies -- Workshops and courses. Connections between science literacy anf information literacy ; Tips for workshops and courses and an overview of the case studies ; Case studies -- Programming and outreach. Overview of the case studies ; Case studies -- Citizen science. What is citizen science? ; Benefits of citizen science -- Obstacles to citizen science ; Variants of citizen science ; Academic libraries and citizen science ; Case studies -- Data services. Establishing data services and resources ; Data planning and collection ; Data analysis and visualization ; Data publication, preservation, and reuse ; Data services and public engagement with science and technology ; Case studies -- Open science. Overview of the open science movement ; Open science framework ; Open educational resources ; Open access publishing ; Institutional repositories ; Case studies.
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