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CLC Maker Workshop 2014
This document discusses potential strategic partnerships for a university makerspace. It identifies three key partners: a chemistry professor who will demonstrate a steampunk coffee brewing device, a robotics professor who wants to hold robotics competitions in the library, and a professor of management information systems who wants to introduce classes to 3D printing and physical computing. It also contrasts public libraries, which serve local communities with diverse demographics, versus academic libraries serving more homogeneous university communities and able to obtain internal funding. It encourages understanding community needs and strengths and making lists of available resources.
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- 1. Strategic Partnerships inthe Library Makerspace Edward Iglesias Systems Librarian Central Connecticut State University
- 2. Who do wepartner with? • The Mad Scientist • The Inventor • The Computer (Remember people used to be “computers”, it was a job title.
- 3. The Mad Scientist •Dr. Thomas Burkholder, • Professor of Chemistry at CCSU • Secret Project…
- 4. The Florence Siphon •A very Steampunk way of brewing coffee. Dr.Burkholder has agreed to do a demo perhaps involving a pith helmet and brass goggles.
- 5. The Inventor • Dr.Thamma Ravindra • Professor in Robotics Department at CCSU • Want to stage FIRST Robotics competitions in library.
- 6. The Computer • Dr.Robert Shumaker • Professor of MIS • Wants to introduce his classes to 3D printing and physical computing.
- 7. Public vs Academic Public •Community described by geography. • Able to tap local civic and charitable organizations. • Community highly diverse in age, education etc… Academic • Community described by membership. • Able to get funding internally or from grants. • Community more homogeneous.
- 8. Build To YourStrengths
- 9. Understand what yourcommunity wants.
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- 11. Make a Listof What You Have
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- 13. Online Resources • Makerspacesin Libraries Google Plus Community – https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/11727 4577818142707955 • Code4lib – http://code4lib.org/ • LITA – http://www.ala.org/lita/