LibGuides: Exploratorium : Makerspaces

Makerspaces

Databases

Academic Search Complete
The Academic Search Complete publishes comprehensive, scholarly full-text periodicals and peer-reviewed journals in pdf format. It has a lot of information on makerspaces and maker faires for the public library.
Referred by: UNCG University
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central is a multidisciplinary, full-text database with separate, fully searchable databases. It has a lot of links for information about makerspaces and maker faires.
Referred by: UNCG LibGuides

Journals

Public Libraries
Public Libraries is the official publication of the Public Library Association, a division of the American Library Association. Public Libraries began in 1896 and is published six times a year. It is a delayed open access journal devoted entirely to public libraries.
The Library & Information Science Research
The Library & Information Research journal is a multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal which focuses on library and information research as a process. Its open access articles focus on findings, practical applications and their significance.
Peer Reviewed by: Centre for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (University of Saskatchewan- 2019 report)
Reviewed by: Research Gate (2019 report)

Libguide

ALA Choice "Resources for Makerspaces"
This website is a great resource for makerspaces. It explains the origin of makerspaces, books for making, programs and projects, makerspaces in libraries, 3D, arts and crafts, electronics, robotics, and much more.
Makerspace: Examples of Makerspace
Texas Wesleyan University shares makerspace articles for librarians as well as actual public library examples.

Blogs

Makerspace blog
This blog has so many makerspace ideas! There are STEM projects, holiday projects, materials lists, and more. There is also a list of popular posts for quick reference.
Referred by: Digital Commons at University of Nebraska -Lincoln (7/1/2019)
Demco Ideas & Inspiration
Since 1931, Demco has been a supplier of library products who markets, librarys learning materials, subscription management, and evaluation resources. Their blog, Ideas and Inspiration, has many articles about makerspaces.
Referral by: Construct Learning LLC, 9/15/16

Podcasts

Makerspace Podcast
Produced by the operations manager and co-founder/manager of Think Box at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. They produced several short podcasts which discuss issues like planning, equipment selection, safety, maintenance, and dealing with difficult users. Perfect for beginners or experienced makers.
Referred by: Player FM, October 2019
Make: Community
This site has five podcasts dealing with various aspects of makerspaces as well as articles from its parent magazine, Make:Magazine.
Referred by: Programming Electronics Academy, 1-9-18

Books: Starting a makerspace

The Makerspace Librarian's Sourcebook by Ellyssa Kroski (Editor)
ISBN: 9780838915042
Publication Date: 2017-01-05
Written by technology expert Ellyssa Kroski, this book explains how to start a library makerspace and describes ways to plan, fund, purchase supplies, design a space, and safety issues. It will also inspire those libraries who are already running a makerspace to engage in their community with ready-to-use project ideas.
Reviewed by: American Library Association
The Kickstart Guide to Making GREAT Makerspaces by Laura Fleming
ISBN: 9781506392523
Publication Date: 2017-11-08
For those who have never created a makerspace before, this workbook-style book presents step-by-step examples and activities to personalize a library makerspace and create an implementation plan which will give the reader the confidence to begin creating.
Reviewed by: Sparkfun Education, 1/18/18
Invent to Learn by Sylvia Libow Martinez; Gary S. Stager
ISBN: 9780997554373
Publication Date: 2019-01-05
This is one book which is a must for anyone who wants to start a makerspace. There are idease for understanding what types of projects kids will make, project designing, and how to create a space to make in. There is also a section on advocacy which will greatly help anyone who does the grant writing for these projects.
Reviewed by: EdSurge 5/22/13
Explore Makerspace! by Alicia Klepeis; Matt Aucoin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781619305663
Publication Date: 2017-09-15
A colorful and engaging introduction to the world of makerspace. This book explains how to use ordinary materials to design and create with little or no technology while encouraging the reader to problem solve through tinkering and inventing.
Reviewed by: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), 10/26/17
The Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn by Colleen Graves; Aaron Graves
ISBN: 9781259644252
Publication Date: 2016-10-19
This book includes lots of low-cost, hands-on DIY projects for various ages and skill levels. There are step-by-step instructions and photographs to guid. librarians as they help patrons make and create.
Reviewed by: Mills College Library 12/9/16

Children's Books on Making and Creating

The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781554537044
Publication Date: 2014-04-01
This is a story about a girl who decides to build The Most Magnificent Thing. She and her very best friend, who is a dog, embark on a journey of perseverance as she tries, fails, quits, and tries again to get her creation right. Written and illustrated by award-winner Ashley Spires.
Reviewed by: School Library Journal
Going Places by Paul A. Reynolds; Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781442466081
Publication Date: 2014-03-18
Every year, the students at Oak Hill School are given identical go-cart kits with specific instructions which they race at the Going Places contest. Maya decides to think creatively and uses her imagination to build something completely different.
Reviewed by: Kirkus Review, 3/18/14
My Pen by Christopher Myers (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781423103714
Publication Date: 2015-03-10
A young boy overcomes his struggles by using his pen to draw black-and-white pictures in his sketchbook. His pen expresses freedom and possibilities as he uses his resources to sketch imaginative drawings.
Reviewed by: Publisher's Weekly, 1/12/15
What Do You Do with an Idea? by Kobi Yamada; Mae Besom (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781938298073
Publication Date: 2014-02-01
This book tells the story about a boy who has an idea and how he learned to coax the idea into existence. This idea eventually helps him see life differently, makes him feel alive, and ultimately changes the world around him. "What Do You Do With an Idea?" won the Independent Publisher's Book Gold Award, the Washington State Book Award, and the Moonbeam Children's Book Award as well as being on Publisher's Weekly, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today's best-seller lists.
Reviewed by: The Children's Book Review, 6/29/14

Website

A Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources
This link takes you to a page in the OEDB database which has a wealth of knowledge with sixteen articles and blogs about makerspaces, hackerspaces, and Maker Faires. There are also directories showcasing national and international Maker Faire events.
Peer Review by: MERLOT (California State University System)
Reviewed by: MoocLab, 3/17/15

Article

"Journey to a Makerspace" by Dawn Abron
This article, in the November 9, 2018 Public Libraries Online periodical, talked about the entire journey of a makerspace: from inception to what worked and what didn't work, to what was learned, and suggestions for others to follow.
Referred by: Public Libraries Online

Librarian

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About This Guide

This collection of resources provides a wealth of information on makerspaces with videos and books defining a makerspace, evidence-based information on how makerspaces benefit patron's, books on starting one, visual representations of several makerspaces, books for project inspiration, and children's books recommended to inspire creativity.

Examples of a Makerspace

Videos

Referral: West Texas Librarian shares her insight into Makerspace.

Referral: Los Angles Public Library shares their Maker Faire

Referred by: How learning and inventing with makerspaces are the future of education.

Citations

A Librarian’s Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources. (2013, March 12). Retrieved October 8, 2019, from OEDB.org website: http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/a-librarians-guide-to-makerspaces/

Abron, D. (2018, August). Journey to a Makerspace » Public Libraries Online. Retrieved October 8, 2019, from The Wired Library website: http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2018/11/journey-to-a-makerspace/

admin. (2011, October 10). Past Issues of Public Libraries [Text]. Retrieved October 4, 2019, from Public Library Association (PLA) website: http://www.ala.org/pla/resources/publications/publiclibraries/pastissues

Advanced Search: EBSCOhost. (n.d.). Retrieved October 12, 2019, from http://web.a.ebscohost.com.libproxy.uncg.edu/ehost/search/advanced?vid=0&sid=1c609b4e-d747-4734-adcf-731c0c7c05b4%40sessionmgr4007

Advanced Search—ProQuest Central—ProQuest. (n.d.). Retrieved October 12, 2019, from https://search-proquest-com.libproxy.uncg.edu/central/advanced?accountid=14604

Cun, A., Abramovich, S., & Smith, J. M. (2019). An assessment matrix for library makerspaces. Library & Information Science Research, 41(1), 39–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2019.02.008

DTLA Mini Maker Faire. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfqWEZ22dIE

Elam, E. B. (n.d.). LibGuides: Resources for Makerspaces (March 2019): The Origins of the Maker Movement. Retrieved October 12, 2019, from //ala-choice.libguides.com/c.php?g=912604&p=6573864

FM, P. (n.d.). Player FM - Internet Radio Done Right. Retrieved October 8, 2019, from https://player.fm/podcasts/Makerspace

Graves, C., Graves, A., & McGraw-Hill Education (Firm). (2017). The big book of makerspace projects: Inspiring makers to experiment, create, and learn. New York: McGraw Hill Education.

Houk, A. H. (n.d.). Research Guides: Library & Information Studies Resources: Public Library Resources. Retrieved October 4, 2019, from //uncg.libguides.com/LIS/PublicLibraryResources

Journey to a Makerspace » Public Libraries Online. (n.d.). Retrieved October 21, 2019, from http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2018/11/journey-to-a-makerspace/

Klepeis, A., & Aucoin, M. (n.d.). Explore Makerspace!: With 25 Great Projects (Explore Your World): Alicia Z Klepeis, Matt Aucoin: 9781619305663: Amazon.com: Books. Retrieved October 4, 2019, from https://www.amazon.com/Explore-Makerspace-Great-Projects-World/dp/1619305666

Kroski, E. (2017). The makerspace librarian’s sourcebook. ALA Editions.

Library & Information Science Research. (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2019, from ResearchGate website: https://www.researchgate.net/journal/0740-8188_Library_Information_Science_Research

Lister, H. (2016, September 15). Create an Amazing Low-tech Library Makerspace With These Easy Ideas. Retrieved October 8, 2019, from Ideas & Inspiration from Demco website: https://ideas.demco.com/blog/create-amazing-low-tech-library-makerspace-easy-ideas/

Makerspace / STEM Educational Materials & Products. (n.d.). Retrieved October 21, 2019, from Makerspaces.com website: https://www.makerspaces.com/

Makerspaces - The Future of Education: Marc Teusch at TEDxLuxembourgCity. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruo904vtQ8w

Martinez, S. L., & Stager Ph. D., G. S. (2019). Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom (2 edition). Constructing Modern Knowledge Press.

Miles, D. (n.d.). LibGuides: Makerspace: Examples of Makerspaces. Retrieved October 4, 2019, from //txwes.libguides.com/c.php?g=635993&p=4761915

Myers, C. (2015). My Pen. New York: Disney-Hyperion.

onecarworkshoplv. (2016, April 25). 5 Maker Podcasts You Should Be Listening To | Make: Retrieved October 8, 2019, from Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers website: https://makezine.com/2016/04/25/5-maker-podcasts-you-should-be-listening-to/

Open Education Database (OEDb.org). (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2019, from MoocLab—Connecting People to Online Learning website: https://www.mooclab.club/showcase/open-education-database-oedb-org.79/reviews?page=1

Reynolds, P. A. and P. H. (n.d.). Going Places: Paul A. Reynolds, Peter H. Reynolds: 0783324929058: Amazon.com: Books. Retrieved from https://uncg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/824670894

Roman, A. (2018, November 26). Why Makerspaces Are So Important in Public Libraries. Retrieved October 12, 2019, from http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2018/11/26/why-makerspaces-are-so-important-in-public-libraries/

Spires, A. (2014). The Most Magnificent Thing. Toronto, ON ; Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.

The Kickstart Guide to Making Great Makerspaces. (n.d.). Retrieved October 4, 2019, from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35198652-the-kickstart-guide-to-making-great-makerspaces

What is a Makerspace? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwvaNyuZcfU

Yamada, K. (2014). What Do You Do With an Idea? — New York Times best seller (9th Print edition). Seattle, WA: Co