Abstract
Makerspaces present unique possibilities for creative partnerships within libraries, including the opportunity for interdisciplinary use of emerging technologies with archival objects and primary sources. One example of this type of interdisciplinary collaboration is the fabrication of cultural heritage replicas via 3D scanning and printing of historical university objects in academic libraries. Two departments in the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives (SPEC) and the Making, Innovating, and Learning Laboratory (MILL), partnered on such a project as a way to broaden maker competencies across library departments, leverage interdisciplinary connections between emerging technologies and historic archives, and create innovative outreach opportunities. Since many academic libraries house both special collections and makerspaces, this article outlines a path towards creative collaboration while creating an in-library maker community of practice and suggests opportunities for outreach and engagement that are widely applicable to library professionals.
Recommended Citation
Passehl-Stoddart, Erin; Velte, Ashlyn; Henrich, Kristin J.; and Gaines, Annie M. MLIS
(2018)
"History in the Making: Outreach and Collaboration between Special Collections and Makerspaces,"
Collaborative Librarianship: Vol. 10:
Iss.
2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/collaborativelibrarianship/vol10/iss2/8