MakerSpaces and 3D printing in Libraries
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Transcript of MakerSpaces and 3D printing in Libraries
MakerSpaces and 3D Printing in Libraries
A presentation for the
Technical Services Interest Group
Annual Business Meeting
AzLA/MPLA Annual Conference
November 13th, 2014
Fountain Hills, AZ
Pinal County Library District
Maker Movement
•DIY
•Creation – with Collaboration
•Creators vs. Consumers
Origins:
Hackerspaces
Make Magazine
Machinery
Metal working/woodworking/etc
I.e. sanders, saws, welding equipment
Electronics
Arduino boards, Raspberry Pi’s, soldering iron, etc
Robotics
Textiles
Fabric, thread, sewing machines, etc
Arts & Crafts
Quilting, knitting, jewelry, models, hobbies, etc.
Computer equipment/
Media Labs
Video editing software, Green screens, converting
media equipment, etc
Digital fabrication
3D Printing/3D scanners/Laser cutters
Image credit: Florida Bureau of Library Development
Image credit: NBC News
White House
Maker Faire
•Libraries have always been providers
of free access and space
•Great opportunity to reignite interest
in libraries
•Library emphasis on S.T.E.M.
Image credit: Acomb Library
• “In 2008, 4 percent of U.S. bachelor’s degrees were
awarded in engineering, compared with 31 percent in
China.”(Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 – National Science Foundation)
• “19.5 percent of AP test takers in the class of 2012
earned a qualifying score on an AP exam.” (10th Annual AP Report to the Nation)
• “29 nations: The number of industrialized nations
whose high school students performed better than
U.S. students in math in 2012.” (National Center for Education Statistics)
• “STEM jobs will grow twice as fast as other fields.” (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
•Additive Manufacturing
•Invented in 1984 by Chuck
Hull of 3D Systems
•Stereolithography
•STL file format –
A type of CAD file
•Available for commercial
use in the 2010s.
•Build or download a 3D model
•Convert file to STL and open in
MakerWare.
•MakerWare “slices” file into thin,
horizontal layers, preparing it for
printing.
•The file is sent to the machine – via
USB or SD card – similar to how a
design plan is sent to a computerized
embroidery machine.
•Plastic is loaded and dispensed on
spools, and navigated through a guide
tube – similar to a sewing machine.
•Printer moves its extruder mechanism
across the build plate, pushing out
molten plastic – like a hot glue gun.
Industry
Hobbies & Art
Museums & Academia
Medicine
Skin – PrintAlive Bioprinter – Winner of the James Dyson Award
Materialise – 3D Prints from 2D X-Rays
Entrepreneurship