iCERi 2016 - 9th Annual International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation - November 14th, 2016
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Makerspaces in Academic Libraries - Opportunities for Teaching and Learning
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iCERi 2016 - 9th Annual International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation - November 14th, 2016
- 1. Makerspaces in Academic Libraries OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
- 2. University of Nevada Reno, NV: 425,000+ Growing Tech Industry Enrollment: 21,000+ 45 Doctoral Program Aspiring to become Research 1 University (Carnegie Classification) 3.5 hours from San Francisco
- 3. DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library 6,000+ served by DeLaMare Library ◦ 4 librarians, 3 staff, 18 student employees 22,500 square feet 100-300 people 1 of 3 campus libraries ◦ Knowledge Center ◦ Savitt Medical Library
- 4. In 2012, DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library began a radical transition from a quiet, underutilized space to a vibrant hub of collaboration and active learning.
- 5. Before
- 8. After
- 9. The Space
- 10. The Space
- 11. 3D Printing
- 12. 3D Scanning
- 13. Laser Cutting
- 14. Vinyl Cutting & PCB Milling Sewing & Soldering
- 18. In The Classroom
- 19. Engineering MSE 250 student looking at table full of 3D printed final project pieces
- 20. Hovercraft project: Engineering 100 Students assembling hovercraft Student soldering hovercraft components
- 21. Student assembling balsa wood bridge in library Statics: Balsa Wood Bridges
- 22. Geosciences
- 23. Geosciences
- 24. Art 245
- 25. Art 245
- 26. The Future Integrate further into: ◦ College of Engineering ◦ Art ◦ College of Science Work with other liaison libraries Develop outreach specifically to Graduate School
- 27. Questions? Contact us below! Chrissy Klenke ◦ Maps & Geosciences Librarian ◦ cklenke@unr.edu Erich Purpur ◦ GIS Librarian ◦ epurpur@unr.edu Tara Radniecki ◦ Engineering Librarian ◦ tradniecki@unr.edu
Editor's Notes
- My name is Tara Radniecki and I’m the Engineering Librarian here at DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library. My name is Chrissy Klenke an I’m the Maps & Geosciences Librarian. And I’m Erich and I’m the GIS Librarian. Today we’re going to discuss our paper and ways that we have found our academic library makerspace has created new opportunities for teaching and learning.
- Quiet Empty Full of book stacks Very little collaborative work space
- We began with revamping the physical space itself. The first priority was to open up the floor so we actually had room for the user population we wanted to support. 2/3 of our physical book collection was transferred to our main library’s automatic retrieval and storage system and the remaining 1/3, still heavily used, was moved into compact shelving within DeLaMare Library – still easily accessible and yet taking up less of the valuable floor space. Another way we wanted to support collaborative work was to create private group study rooms. As the building was originally designed to house classrooms and offices, not sure rooms were originally placed in the library. To remedy this, the librarians and staff vacated their offices and moved onto the open floors. Not only did their empty offices become heavily used group study spaces, but the librarians were able to form strong relationships with their user population by always being visible and easy to approach on the open floor. We also painted 2/3 of the walls with whiteboard paint – which is cited as one reason some students choose our space over others on campus. We knew students in the sciences and engineering needed large writing surfaces to work out complex problems and equations and work collaboratively on the same problem.
- While initially the library dumpster dove for tables and chairs to create collaborative work spaces, recent furniture acquisitions have included wheeled tables and chairs – allowing for students to easily rearrange the space, creating something that meets their unique needs. And we were able to completely reverse our environment and instead of being a quiet, empty space – the library is full of life, innovation, and collaboration on a daily basis.
- In 2012 DeLaMare Library became one of the first academic libraries in the world to provide 3D printing for anyone and everyone; regardless of field of study or even affiliation with the university. We now offer 4 3D printers and a variety of filaments Created the opportunity for all users to create never before seen objects. Initially, when the service was first started, over 80% of all printed objects were pre-existing. Meaning someone downloaded an stl file from an online library, such as Thingiverse or Grabcad. But by the end of the first year, that had completely reversed. And still today, over 85% of all objects printed in the library are new creations, modeled by the user themselves. Since it inceptions, thousands of unique objects have been created and printed on the library’s 3D printers and many have even gone through several prototyping iterations and are making their way to the market place. The capability to 3D print any object, contributes greatly to an atmosphere of self-directed learning.
- 3D scanners were added 2014 and have been instrumental in a wide variety of research, teaching and learning applications. They were originally acquired to assist Psychology researchers on a certain project and have since been utilized in reverse engineering for academic and commercial purposes, artistic pursuits, and preservation/digitization projects.
- The laser cutter could be said to be the piece of equipment that brings in the most new users. It’s low entry point of use and the wide variety of its application have made it extremely popular for students to utilize outside the classroom. Students have created everything from personalized gifts to drones bases and research apparatus with it. Erich and Chrissy will discuss how it’s also being utilized within the curriculum and particular assignments.
- Self-directed learning outside the classroom: In wanting to create opportunities that would help encourage more active learning, the library knew it would need to provide several paths of learning to acquire the new skills and literacies needed to fully utilize all the new resources and services being offered. DeLaMare Library now offers one-on-one consultations for intellectual property, 3D modeling and scanning, ArcGIS, and Photoshop and laser cutting. These are in additional to many information and research-based consultations also provided throughout the semester by librarians. Lynda.com is a unique and extremely valuable resource, providing access to thousands of hours of detailed training on a wide variety of software programs and technology skills. It allows users to learn anything from 3D modeling to SPSS from wherever they might be and at their own pace. The library also offers group workshops in which walk-ins are welcome and serve as a basic introduction to the technology and resources within the library.
- We have many examples of how the library’s makerspace technology has been integrated with classwork in the engineering departments and will take a few minutes to highlight several cases. First is a Materials Science class, MSE 250, in which a tenured professor partnered with library faculty to develop a requirement that his students use the library’s 3D printers. Taught once a year, students are required to have taken other prerequisite chemistry courses before enrolling. Learning outcomes of the class include that students learn the internal structure of materials, the dependence of properties upon these structures, and the behavior of materials in service. Working with library faculty, students were given a small budget to be used towards 3D printing in the DeLaMare Library, which was then used by students to print parts for their final class project. While final project submissions are somewhat open ended, students are expected to print something related to the field of chemistry, biology, or materials science. Librarians also deliver information about information, research, and library services to the students, allowing the opportunity to integrate more traditional library services with new school makerspace technology. Class enrollment is about 200 students which are now in direct contact with our makerspace resources.
- Engineering 100: Introduction to Engineering Design is a required class for all students. Taught by rotating faculty and graduate students, this is a foundational course on which students can expect to be introduced to engineering design, project planning, prototype fabrication, and design skills. An exciting time of year for the library and students is the hovercraft project. Students are assembled into teams and expected to design a hovercraft, given a set of design specifications to adhere to. Leading up to the due date, the library is a hotbed of hovercraft activity. At any one time groups of students can be see laser cutting their pieces out of posterboard or Styrofoam, grouped around a table and whiteboard discussing design problems, and test flying hovercraft prototypes throughout the building. All the while, students are using physical space, machines, and other library resources critical to success of the project. The laser cutter in particular allows students to cut very precise parts, allowing for more precise machines. While not specifically required to use library resources, the sheer volume of hovercraft teams using the library provide anecdotal evidence that the makerspace is a conducive environment for group project work with the necessary resources to enable student learning.
- Another class which heavily uses library resources, much in the same way as Introduction to Engineering Design, is Statics. Yet another required engineering course, Statics introduces students to static force systems, friction, cables, beams, and composition of forces. For their final project, students are expected to build a balsa wood truss bridge, and then compete with other teams to see which bridge holds the most weight. Like the hovercraft project, students actively engage with library resources in order to construct their bridges. Again, the laser cutter sees a lot of action as students can now design their trusses and make very precise cuts. In previous years, they used inexact pieces cut with X-Acto knives. This degree of precision allows for much more precise pieces and better bridges. These design and prototyping skills are critical for future engineers to develop and an obvious link exists between these class activities and the library makerspace. Again, though library resources are not implicitly required to be used, a large number of teams use the machines and space available.
- Many Professors and Instructors teaching all level class across many disciplines and schedule entire classes for a library introduction session into their syllabus. This usually students first times seeing our machines, tools and technologies. Our Library introduction session include and introduction to our makerspace tools, handing students objects that have been produced by each machine. As we hand out and allow students to see, feel and
- For the Geography 106 core social sciences class’s final project was to create a tour package and products of their assigned country that they would market