SPEC Kit 348: Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services · 51
Staff Category Management
of services
Maintenance of
equipment
Maintenance of
software
N
Other group 2 1 1 2
Total Responses 33 32 29 33
If you selected “Other individual” above, please specify the individual and briefly describe their
responsibilities. N=1
Maintenance contracts: MLIS student doing a two-year residency.
If you selected “Other group” above, please specify the group and briefly describe their
responsibilities. N=2
Not yet determined.
Office of Information Technology in collaboration with School of Industrial Design
Additional Comments N=3
Media Commons is a service provided by the campus central IT organization and is partnered with the library on
providing services within the library Knowledge Commons. The Media Commons is staffed by multimedia specialists
who provide curricular training on video and audio creation. The 3-D printing/makerspace will be developed and staffed
by Media Commons in partnership with the library.
One Multimedia Specialist who has worked in the New Media Center for 14 years has primary responsibility for these
services. He provides the majority of the training and maintenance, and he supervises the work of 5 student employees
who have been trained to use the 3-D printer and support some reference services. The department head does
presentations and outreach.
We would look to hire a new position to run the day-to-day operations, but overall support would be a team of people.
32. Please enter the number of library staff who support fabrication/makerspace services. N=29
Number of staff
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
1 10 3.52 3.00 2.11
Staff N
1 3
1.2 1
2 7
3 6
4 5
5 1
6 4
7 1
10 1
Staff Category Management
of services
Maintenance of
equipment
Maintenance of
software
N
Other group 2 1 1 2
Total Responses 33 32 29 33
If you selected “Other individual” above, please specify the individual and briefly describe their
responsibilities. N=1
Maintenance contracts: MLIS student doing a two-year residency.
If you selected “Other group” above, please specify the group and briefly describe their
responsibilities. N=2
Not yet determined.
Office of Information Technology in collaboration with School of Industrial Design
Additional Comments N=3
Media Commons is a service provided by the campus central IT organization and is partnered with the library on
providing services within the library Knowledge Commons. The Media Commons is staffed by multimedia specialists
who provide curricular training on video and audio creation. The 3-D printing/makerspace will be developed and staffed
by Media Commons in partnership with the library.
One Multimedia Specialist who has worked in the New Media Center for 14 years has primary responsibility for these
services. He provides the majority of the training and maintenance, and he supervises the work of 5 student employees
who have been trained to use the 3-D printer and support some reference services. The department head does
presentations and outreach.
We would look to hire a new position to run the day-to-day operations, but overall support would be a team of people.
32. Please enter the number of library staff who support fabrication/makerspace services. N=29
Number of staff
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
1 10 3.52 3.00 2.11
Staff N
1 3
1.2 1
2 7
3 6
4 5
5 1
6 4
7 1
10 1
