The Maker Movement and the Library Movement: Understanding the Makerspaces Opportunity

February 1st, 2014 | RESEARCH

The article offers the authors' insights on a two-event in the Faculty of Information's symposium series at the iSchool @ Toronto on Creative Making in Libraries and Museums. Topics discussed include museums and cultural libraries, the development of makerspaces in a library and use of three-dimensional (3D) printing, and the open source, portable digital file distribution tool LibraryBox. The symposium featured librarian Jason Griffey, professor Matt Ratto, and MakerKids founder Andy Forest.

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Team Members

Stephen Abram, Author, Federation of Ontario Public Libraries
Jane Dysart, Author, Dysart & Jones

Citation

Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 0014-9802

Publication: Feliciter
Volume: 60
Number: 1
Page(s): 11

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Audience: Educators | Teachers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Art | music | theater | Education and learning science | Engineering | General STEM | Technology
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Library Programs | Making and Tinkering Programs | Public Programs