Open AccessMakerspace Implementation and Pandemic Response
Author(s) -
Timothy Frederick Hurley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
issues in science and technology librarianship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.303
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 1092-1206
DOI - 10.29173/istl2611
Subject(s) - covid-19 , perspective (graphical) , pandemic , process (computing) , library science , world wide web , public relations , computer science , political science , medicine , disease , pathology , virology , artificial intelligence , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , operating system
Makerspaces have continued to be a popular addition to the services offered by libraries. This article will address the creation and implementation of one at a mid-sized medical library. The writer will summarize their personal experience of the steps taken towards opening the makerspace and give insight into the process. This article will also address the trying times brought on by Covid-19 and the challenges faced in an operational perspective.