Libraries as Hubs for Emerging Technologies
Jeffrey Lancaster, Ph.D. Emerging Technologies Coordinator
Columbia University Libraries
[email protected] @j_lancaster
What constitutes an ‘emerging technology’?
1. Libraries are neutral spaces
Access Preservation
New Methodologies
Research workflow
2. Libraries as Makerspaces
Learning
Doing
3D printing is not about 3D printing
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Makerspaces Lots of different kinds, so what fits best in our library?
3D printers + materials • Makerbot Replicator 2 • FormLabs Form 1 • Gigabot
3D scanner • e.g. NextEngine
Laser cutter + ventilation + paperboard • e.g. Epilog Zing 24 • e.g. Purex Xbase 400
Wire bender • DIWire
Vinyl cutter + vinyl • e.g. EnduraCUT 24" Desktop
Vinyl Cutter
• Arduinos • Raspberry Pis • Additional components
(resistors, capacitors, wires, etc.)
• Breadboards, soldering irons, etc.
• Makey makeys • Additional shields
• Leap Motion • Oculus Rift • Google Glass • Kinect • Xbox • Wii
+ Tools
Digital Fabrication Open Source Hardware Human Computer Interaction
3. Libraries as virtual spaces
Social Media
Electronic Lab Notebooks
Science @ Columbia
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But what about when technologies
change, evolve, and die?
Postscript
Thank you. Questions?
Jeffrey Lancaster, Ph.D. Emerging Technologies Coordinator
Columbia University Libraries
[email protected] @j_lancaster
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