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Can anyone on the list help clarify for me why, in an academic setting, this kind of equipment and facility isn't part of a laboratory in an academic department? Don't get me wrong I am *way* into access to tools, but I remember when I went to art school that the building had a shop in it. The shop had a woodshop, welders, metal lathes, etc. And it belonged there, not in the library- because it supported what that department was all about. Are makerspaces in academic libraries examples of libraries picking up slack that academic departments should be dealing with? I ask this with zero snark, I genuinely want to hear some thoughts on this... Nate On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Paul Butler (pbutler3) <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi All, > > Yes, this Fall we are opening the Think Lab here at UMW Libraries. While > we have been part of the planning process for the space, I would say thus > far the library has played the role of landlord more than anything else. I > see this partnership developing as time progresses. (I have a few projects > planned myself.) > > A colleague, Tim Owens, is blogging about the Think Lab here: > http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2012/07/26/help-tim-owens-build-an-awesome-makerspace/ > > Cheers, Paul > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > Paul R Butler > Assistant Systems Librarian > Simpson Library > University of Mary Washington > 1801 College Avenue > Fredericksburg, VA 22401 > 540.654.1756 > libraries.umw.edu > > Sent from the mighty Dell Vostro 230. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Edward Iglesias > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:11 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Maker Spaces and Academic Libraries > > Hello All, > > A colleague and I are going to be presenting at code4lib NE on the subject > of makerspaces in academic libraries. Are any of you doing this? If so I > would love to pick your brains a little. > > Edward Iglesias > -- Nate Hill [log in to unmask] http://www.natehill.net