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3D Printing @ Gerstein + MADLab Libguide >> Primarily responsible for creation and weekly update of "Resources" page. The Invention Dimension >> Responsible for twice weekly articles on service blog, detailing current projects and 3D printing news. #gerstein3Dprinting on Twitter >> Client and staff hashtag to share projects ongoing in the MADLab. |
GRADUATE STUDENT LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS Erica Lenton, Faculty Liaison and Instruction Librarian, Gerstein Mike Spears, Manager, MADLab Jeff Heeney, Reference Specialist, Gerstein 10/2014 - 07/2015 Launched a new 3D printing service alongside Gerstein librarians and the Mobile App Development (MAD) Lab staff. PROJECT SKILLS
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PROJECT PUBLICATIONS
Lenton, E. & Dineen, C. (2016). Set It and Forget It (Almost): How We Make DIY 3D Printing Work in Our Library. Public Services Quarterly, 12(2), 179-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2016.1168725. "'Special Libraries, Special Challenges' is a column dedicated to exploring the unique public services challenges that arise in libraries that specialize in a particular subject [...] In each column, the author will discuss public service dilemmas and solutions that arise [...]" Lenton, E. & Dineen, C. (2015). Evaluating a User-Mediated 3D Printing Service. [poster]. Austin, TX: Medical Library Association Conference. Designed a poster presented by a liaison librarian, summarising the results of the six-month service evaluation for 3D Printing @ Gerstein + MADLab. SELECTED BLOG POSTS 3D Printing for Accessibility, Nov 2014 3D printing and comet landings, Nov 2014 Marquise du Chatelet and Women in the Maker Movement, Jan 2015 Buckminster Fuller and Geodesic Domes, Jan 2015 Printing electronics and disruptive manufacturing, Feb 2015 3D printing and La Sagrada Familia, Mar 2015 3D printing and Copyright, Apr 2015 Spare parts and liability, Apr 2015 Happy World Intellectual Property Day!, Apr 2015 Being critical of making: a (sort of) book review, May 2015 |
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
Lenton, E. & Dineen, C. (2015). "Thanks for setting this up for us": Evaluating 3D Printing @ Gerstein + MADLab. [presentation]. Toronto, ON: Toronto-Ryerson-York Library Staff Conference. Objective: The goal of this pilot project is to determine the extent to which a user-mediated 3D printing service (1) enables our patrons to create and print 3D realizations of scientific knowledge; (2) provides a space for students to have the opportunity to play, experiment, and test their knowledge of 3D design and 3D printing; and (3) provides training and opportunities to gain practical, hands-on experience with 3D printing technology and design limitations that contributes to their professional skills development in this area. Conclusions: By providing opportunities for practical, hands-on experiential learning, a user-mediated 3D printing service can allow students and researchers to develop 3D printing skills and awareness of 3D printing technology and design limitations. Through this study, our library hopes to demonstrate the value of a user-mediated 3D printing service in an academic health sciences library. DOWNLOADS
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