NIDA: Makerspaces

NIDA: Makerspaces

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  Library Makerspaces and Learning RobDavies Wuhan, China 23 November 2016 Network for Information and Digital Access Network for Information and Digital Access Rob Davies Wuhan, China 23 November 2016
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  Public Libraries -things have changed  Traditional PL model: Lending + reference + study space – challenged  Changes in patterns of cultural consumption  Demographic changes - an older society, new arrivals  The Internet  Social Media  Digital services
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  To which problems insociety is your library the answer? ?
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   Community spaces/meetings– A Third Space  Citizen and user involvement – Local participation and co-creation  Lifelong learning – informal, children and adults  Digital skills  Creativity and Innovation New Tendencies
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   Ideas  Projects DIY  Prototypes  Innovative products  Inventions  Robotics  Maker party  Crypto party The Maker Movement
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   Fab Labs Media Labs  Hacker spaces  Digital Making  Coding  Tinkering  3D printing  Etc Etc. Makerspaces
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   A volunteer– A Venue (e.g. library) – A Project  Children 9-11 (UK)  Curriculum: Scratch, HTML/CSS, Python  Gamer kits, Robotics, Apps Code Clubs
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   Generation Code- Born at the Library  Exhibition at the European Parliament October 2019  Link up coding skills and makerspaces  Emphasise impact on digital skills agenda to politicians European code week
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   Local centresfor creation and re-use of digital content  Local identity/cultural heritage  Europeana  Education and tourism Digital making
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  European maker week 1 week  28 countries  500 events +
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  Public library makerspacesin Europe – early research 1out of 3 Have DEDICATED MAKERSPACES 82% Have EMBRACED MAKING 94% without a maker space WANT TO CREATE ONE 74% without maker spaces HOST MAKING ACTIVITIES
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   2013 -plan to increase the public’s scientific literacy  Not only scientific knowledge but also relevant thinking ability ‘when an earthquake or an emergency happens, people need to have the basic ability to save themselves or others’  Efforts in the education, publicity and popularization of science – Science Literacy in China
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   Knowledge-intensive servicesto contribute 20% of GDP by 2020  Raise proportion of scientifically-literate citizens to 10% by 2020  Youngsters, farmers, migrant workers and public servants  Changes in science education  End 2014 - 1,100+ science and technology museums  53- 91% percent of people obtain scientific knowledge online  Science-related websites, digital museums, digital libraries Science Literacy in China: figures and targets
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  Volunteers work withprofessional scientists  crowdsourcing: where the citizen acts as a sensor;  distributed intelligence: where the citizen acts as a basic interpreter;  participatory science: where citizens contribute to problem definition, data collection and data analysis  public library as a venue/training centre/mediator Citizen Science/Science Literacy
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  Common areas forcitizen science  Biodiversity/wildlife  Epidemiology  Environment  Climate change  Astronomy Citizen Science/Science Literacy
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   Europeana TaskForce on public libraries: reusing digitised content  LIBMAKER Founded October 2016  Proposal for a 4-year Framework project under the Creative Europe programme  Carry out research on what’s happening  Spread knowledge, tools and successful practice LIBMAKER - European network for public library makerspaces
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  1. Landscape Assessment 2.Promising practices 3. Communication and knowledge-sharing and platform 4. Best Practice Implementation 5. Training and mentoring 6. Evaluation and Impact Assessment Framework 7. Dissemination and Advocacy 8. Sustainability Review. Actions in a Four Year Framework programme
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   Changes inpatterns of public library use and users  Perceptions of the role of public libraries  Effects on individual and community creativity, digital skills and participation in the knowledge economy Impacts of library makerspaces?
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  Network for Informationand Digital Access