Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 116
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Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
978-1-5381-2647-9 • Hardback • March 2020 • $92.00 • (£71.00)
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Beth Thomsett-Scott is the Head of the Engineering Library at Penn State. She is the liaison to the College of Engineering and consults with faculty, staff, and students to ensure their needs are meet through services, instructing, and collections. Beth has published in a variety of journals and presented conference sessions in the areas of website usability, mentoring and training reference staff and students, and technology. Her passion is supporting students and faculty in their education and research activities.
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Chapter
1. Introduction
2. Engaging Users with Technology at the University of Florida Libraries
3.John Peace Library and the Applied Engineering and Technology Library, University of Texas at San Antonio
4.Lightboard and ArcGIS and Solstice, Oh My!
5.The Holographic Landscape: 3D Modeling for the HoloLens
6.Creating Ideas into Reality: Spaces and Programs that Open Up the Imagination
7.Planning, Implementing, and Sustaining Audio-Visual Edit Suites as a Learning, Teaching, and Research in an Academic Library
8.A Tale of Two Initiatives: Developing Operational Models for 3D Printing and a Multimedia Production Studio in a STEM Library
List of Contributors
This book is like a time machine — it shows us the future while examining the history of today's cutting-edge products and the growing pains that came from early adopters who were brave enough to bring them into academia in an era when most patrons expected libraries to be little more than silent study spaces. The lesson: we learn best when we play.— Jenn Carson, Library Director and author of Get You Community Moving: Physical Literacy Programs for All Ages (ALA Editions, 2018) and Yoga and Meditation at the Library: A Practical Guide for Librarians (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019).
An amazing overview of the possibility’s libraries can explore when it comes to Makerspaces. Use cases demonstrate various technologies, and authors don’t shy away from sharing the challenges involved with their spaces. This guide provides valuable information and demonstrates how libraries are embracing technology and enabling alternate means of accessing and creating information.— Jennifer Herron, librarian, Michigan Department of Transportation Library, author - 3D Printing in Medical Libraries A Crash Course in Supporting Innovation in Health Care
Makerspace and Collaborative Technologies: A LITA Guide offers readers informative case study based glimpses into how featured libraries and their makerspace cutting edge technologies are engaging their institutions through innovative practices and creative programming. This a wonderful resource for anyone looking to learn more about how makerspaces are impacting higher education settings.— Lynn D. Lampert, Librarian & Coordinator of Instruction, California State University Northridge
This book would be most beneficial to libraries who are either looking to start technology-centered services, or those who are looking to expand their offerings. A great resource for a library that is undecided on the type of technology resources to offer because it examines a number of different technologies currently being used in libraries. While the book is focused on academic libraries, the breadth of technologies covered make it applicable for any type of library.
— Technical Services Quarterly