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Strategic Partnerships in the Academic Library Makerspace
Edward IglesiasSystems Librarian
Central Connecticut State University
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Buy my Book
• http://www.igi-global.com/book/robots-academic-libraries/72362?#table-of-contents
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Who do we partner with?
• The Mad Scientist• The Inventor• The Computer (Remember people used to be
“computers”, it was a job title.
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The Mad Scientist
• Dr. Thomas Burkholder,• Professor of Chemistry
at CCSU• Secret Project…
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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.
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The Inventor
• Dr. Thamma Ravindra• Professor in Robotics
Department at CCSU• Want to stage FIRST
Robotics competitions in library.
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The Computer
• Dr. Robert Shumaker• Professor of MIS• Wants to introduce his
classes to 3D printing and physical computing.
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Additional Departments
• Archeology for 3D replicas• Music Possible “build your own instrument”
workshops.• Use committees such at Information
Technology Committee or equivalent.
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Suggested readings
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Online Resources
• Makerspaces in Libraries Google Plus Community– https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/
117274577818142707955• Code4lib– http://code4lib.org/
• LITA– http://www.ala.org/lita/