SPEC Kit 348: Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services (September 2015)
This SPEC Kit explores current ARL member library engagement with 3-D printing, rapid fabrication and digitization technologies, and makerspaces. This study covers the types of service offerings libraries provide, the location of these services, the hardware and software that is available for users, service hours and staffing, user outreach and training, budget and funding, and evaluation of the service.
This SPEC Kit includes descriptions of makerspaces, examples of 3-D printing guides and other user training material, policies and procedures, equipment, software, and models, and job descriptions of staff who provide these services.
Altman, Micah, Matthew Bernhardt, Lisa Horowitz, Wenqing Lu, and Randi Shapiro. Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services. SPEC Kit 348. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, September 2015.
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SPEC Kit 348: Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services (September 2015)
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SPEC Kit 348 Rapid fabrication/Makerspace Services (September 2015)
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Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services Frontmatter and Executive Summary
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Survey Results
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Representative Documents
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Makerspaces
7777
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3D Printing Guides
8787
- University of Arizona 8888
- Brigham Young University 9090
- University of Calgary 9191
- University of California, Irvine 9393
- Columbia University 9595
- Georgetown University 9797
- Kent State University 9999
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 102102
- Michigan State University 103103
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 106106
- North Carolina State University 108108
- Purdue University 112112
- Rutgers University 115115
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale 119119
- University of Toronto 120120
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Equipment, Software, and Models
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Policies and Procedures
135135
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User Training
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Job Descriptions
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Makerspaces
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Selected Resources
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SPEC Kit 348: Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services (September 2015)