About makerspaces : concerns and considerations -- Anchorage Public Library -- Brooklyn Public Library -- Carnegie Public Library -- Cleveland Public Library -- Georgia Tech University -- Mesa Public Library -- Michigan Makers Group -- Urbana Free Library -- Valdosta State University.
Summary:
Spaces that have been designed to allow users to create, build, and learn new projects and technologies, makerspaces employ a variety of tools. From crochet and painting to AutoCAD design software, developing a community around shared use of space and equipment-- a tenet of the makerspace movement-- fits squarely into a library's mission. Bagley examines nine makerspaces in public, academic, and school libraries, describing their design and technical decisions in depth and showing how each is doing something unique and different, under a wide range of budgets and project offerings.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.