18 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
BACKGROUND
1. Which of the following statements best describes your library’s current status regarding
fabrication/makerspace services? N=64
We provide such services on an ongoing basis 17 27%
We are piloting/testing these services 9 14%
We are actively investigating these services 15 23%
We plan to investigate these services in the future 11 17%
We have no plans to provide such services at this time 12 19%
Comments N=16
We provide such services on an ongoing basis N=6
We have been offering 3-D printing services since Fall 2013.
We have offered 3-D printing to the university since 2003, and 3-D scanning starting in 2005.
We just began piloting the service in late 2014 and are continually testing, but we plan on offering the service as an
ongoing program.
We offer mediated 3-D printing and we are in the process of creating a dedicated makerspace for student use.
We only provide a 3-D printing service.
We started a small makerspace in our Hunt Library when it opened in January 2013, outfitted with a laser cutter, 3-D
printers, and 3-D scanners—being the first place on campus to offer access to these technologies to any student or
faculty member. This makerspace has largely been oriented around providing a printing service for all students and
faculty. In June 2015, we will be opening a new space in our D. H. Hill Library. This space will focus on giving hands-
on access to the emerging technologies of making, and thus on affordable consumer-level equipment. This space will
enable many more students and faculty to directly work with 3-D printing, 3-D scanning, electronics prototyping, and
other maker tools. With a program of beginner workshops and easy-to-use tools, we will show that these tools aren’t
just for engineers and designers, but can have an impact in every discipline. We will partner with faculty to integrate 3-D
tools into their curriculum, while also supporting students’ interest-driven informal education.
We are piloting/testing these services N=3
The Science &Engineering Library (SEL) is currently providing course-related project prints for students, as well as test
prints of other material types for various purposes. At the same time, we are planning more extensive makerspace
services as part of our new Digital Scholarship Center.
We are piloting/testing services in the Norlin Commons, and are investigating these services in the Gemmill Library
(Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics).
We purchased a single Makerbot Replicator last year to test. We’ve come up with a plan for implementing a library
service based on these devices and are currently seeking support/funding.
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