Updated: “Libraries and Makerspaces” Resources Page from UK Gov’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (Case Studies, Links, and More)
From the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
A makerspace is a physical location where people gather to co-create, share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build.
A growing number of libraries in England have makerspaces and in Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021, the Taskforce committed to support the extension of partnership projects such as the BFI Mediatheques and makerspaces.
The Libraries Taskforce have pulled together case studies, links and resources for library services with makerspaces or those who are thinking of creating one. There is also a map showing all libraries with makerspaces, and those in development.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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