MAKERSPACE LITERACIES

T A R A R A D N I E C K IT R A D N I E C K I @ U N R . E D U

D E L A M A R E S C I E N C E & E N G I N E E R I N G L I B R A R YU N I V E R S I T Y O F N E V A D A , R E N O

DELAMARE LIBRARY A B R I E F OV E R V I E W

DELAMARE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING LIBRARY

• 20,000 students at UNR• Over 6000 served by DeLaMare Library• 22,500 square feet• 150-300 users in the library at any given time• 1 of 3 campus libraries

– Large flagship Knowledge Center – Small medical library

THE MAKERSPACE

3D SERVICES

LASER & VINYL CUTTING

PCB MILLING MACHINESEWING MACHINESOLDERING BAR

LENDABLE TECHNOLOGY

MICROCONTROLLERS

ROBOTICS & VR

TOOLS

WHAT IS THE GOAL?

GOALS

• Provide opportunities for experiential, hands-on learning.

• Support innovation and entrepreneurship.• Help users create new forms and outputs of knowledge.• Support the evolving curriculum in a variety of

disciplines. • Support high level research. • In serving the local community, be a bridge between

the campus and the city.

HOW TO GO FROM

TO

HOW TO GO FROM

https://www.pinterest.com/explore/laser-engraving/

TO

http://handsupsdontshoot.tumblr.com/post/122207736121/hands-up-dont-shoot-havana-cuba-51515

HOW TO GO FROM

• Clicking “Download”• Copy & Pasting

• Developing programming skills

• Developing hardware skills

• Developing 3D modeling skills

• Developing design skills• Developing

tactile/engineering skills

TO

NEW LITERACIES

NEW LITERACIES• Computational

– Programming: Leap, Google Glass, Apple Watch, Oculus Rift, Arduino, Raspberry Pi

– Hardware: Arduino, Raspberry Pi• Design

– Photoshop/Illustrator: Laser Cutter, Vinyl Cutter– Solidworks/OnShape: 3D modeling/printing

• Tool/Construction/Engineering– Soldering, Sewing, Reverse Engineering

• Intellectual Property

WAYS TO ADDRESS

• Formal Teaching

• Individual Consultations

• Learning Aids

FORMAL TEACHING• Workshops

– Led by librarians, expert staff, and outside community experts• In-class Lessons

– Led by librarians and expert staff– Art Classes

• Laser Cutting• Vinyl Cutting• Photoshop

– Non-ME Engineering Courses• Introduction to 3D Modeling & Scanning• GIS• History, Environmental Science, Sociology

WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOPS

LEARNING AIDS

• Lynda.com• Online Developer Communities• Books – How To Program Lego Mindstorms, etc• Company-developed

– Sparkfun Inventor kit

LEARNING AIDS

CONSULTATIONS

CONSULTATIONS

Room Bookings feature in Springshare’s LibCal product.

http://unr.libcal.com/booking/techwranglers

CONSULTATIONS

• Pre-Booked Tech Wrangler Consultation Stats for 2015– 294 separate bookings– 374 timeslots (started with 60 mins, moved to a 30 min

consultation slot)– Pre-Booked 26% of scheduled hours– We’ve started keeping track of walk-ins this semester– Made more time available in the evenings for

consultations in 2016

CONSULTATION FORM

CONSULTATION – WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?• Similar to a research consultation

1. Find out what their needs [really] are2. What their expectations are of the service – what do they

want to leave knowing how to do?3. Show them resources to help them achieve goals4. Teach them how to use 3D modeling software, 3D

scanners, laser cutter, et5. Explain the principles of engineering as needed

• Teaching library = teaching consultations

CONSULTATION

IS IT WORKING?

IS IT WORKING?

TRAINING

1. Learning the Software1. Lynda.com2. Learn by doing

2. Conducting a Consultation1. Customer Service2. Teaching & Library Philosophy

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSULTATIONS

Never before created prototypes

New student led businesses

Booming local start-up community

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

• Tara Radniecki– tradniecki@un

r.edu– @tmradniecki