SPEC Kit 348: Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services · 35
open. We work collaboratively with the campus creatorspace’s program manager and her office is temporarily located in
the library. We jointly submitted a successful grant proposal to conduct a Maker-in-residence program.
The university’s 3-D club is interested in partnering with us.
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3-D printing is noisy. Think about this when you are deciding where to place them, especially if you plan to schedule
workshops in the same space when they are running.
It’s only a 3-D printing service. The fact that it’s in the MADLab reflects a kind of “collaboration of convenience.” The
MADLab’s primary role is to develop mobile apps.
Makerspace services are a good fit with the Digital Media Commons. The 3-D printing is one of the services available
through the service desk operated by student assistants (referred to as Digital Media Mentors).
Right now they exist in a spare office.
The 3-D printer is located in the office, but it is often taken out of the office and transported around the library and
campus on a cart that holds the 3-D printer, filament, examples, and accessories.
The makerspace size above is not just used for makerspace activities.
We are currently in the process of building a much larger facility that is closer to 265 square feet.
We are in the preliminary planning stages to identify a makerspace.
We are opening a second dedicated space this summer that will be approximately 900 square feet and will offer
instruction space for 20 people.
We have three pieces of equipment (2 printers and 1 scanner) and they are located in a multi-purpose staff area. It is
not a separate, dedicated space, although we would like to have dedicated space in the future. The equipment moves
around quite a bit, depending on whether we are demonstrating for a class or doing outreach.
We have at least seven library areas that could potentially host the service. Preferably, we would have a large room or
series of rooms with computers, around 40 printers, presentation space, meeting space, and office space.
We have not yet determined how much space to allow for these particular devices. They will be located in a room that
presently houses other hardware for student/faculty use.
We have the printers on a tall table facing the public to attract attention. We get a lot of interest and new users because
people are able to see the printers in action. Since you cannot always tell what the printout will look like in the end, we
also have a monitor facing the public that shows the final product.
We will be building a physical “makerspace” connected to the Copy Center which will also serve as a classroom for
instructional programming.
We would love it if we had a more flexible space with a door than could lock with card key authentication system. As
it is, our equipment can only be used when the space is staffed, but we would love to let trained users in whenever the
library was open.
While any 3-D printing service will be operated by the library’s Learning Spaces Program (with support from library IT),
other staff across the library have also hosted Maker Fairs and other maker events/activities.
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