Libraries, Hackspaces and E-waste: how libraries can be the hub of a young maker revolution

[CyberchuckTX]

All:

Great article written by Cory Doctorow for whom I've always had a tremendous respect. This piece articulates a lot of the appeal of both makerspaces AND libraries; I think they are a natural match as Cory states.

Libraries, Hackspaces and E-waste: how libraries can be the hub of a young maker revolution
http://www.raincoast.com/blog/details/guest-post-cory-doctorow-for-freedom-to-read-week/

I'm hoping I can make this merging happen in Bryan/College Station. Is there any collaboration going on in Austin like this (between libraries/librarians and hte Hackerspace?)

[Aaron Choate]

Not that I know of (yet).  However, it is a huge topic for Libraries right now.  I'd like to go ahead and let everybody know that I work in the Libraries at UT Austin and we're very interested in how we might collaborate with the maker community in Austin.  I'm a member of a makerspace staff interest group that was recently started so if anybody has any ideas for how we might collaborate, please let me know.

/Aaron Choate

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[Bryan Bishop]

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Aaron Choate <ach...@gmail.com> wrote:

Not that I know of (yet).  However, it is a huge topic for Libraries right now.  I'd like to go ahead and let everybody know that I work in the Libraries at UT Austin and we're very interested in how we might collaborate with the maker community in Austin.

PAAAAPEERRRSSS. give us access to papers. Is there any way for non-students to get a login for online access to papers? Thank you.

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[Denzuko]

This post couldn't come at a better timing. I'm putting together an electronic library that can be access using any OPDS enabled reader. Currently I have over a hundred tech books, zines, and several whitepapers. I'm also going to help scan ATXHS's library into a digital format so everyone can have access to the whole thing.

If you guys got suggestions on what content (books, whitepapers, etc.) you would like to see please let me know and I'll try adding them in.

The release date for this project is in the next month or two once I get my vpn back online.

[james...@austin.rr.com]

Any Texas resident can gain access to the UT/A&M library systems by paying an annual fee of $100.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/borrower/non-ut.html

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[Bryan Bishop]

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:34 PM, <james...@austin.rr.com> wrote:

Any Texas resident can gain access to the UT/A&M library systems by paying an annual fee of $100.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/borrower/non-ut.html

"They do not have remote access to databases, nor access to Interlibrary Services."

Not worth $100/year. Other universities provide online access, for much cheaper. But thank you for the reference point.

[Aaron Choate]

True - this is well worth signing up for.  However, this only allows for usage for our licensed resources at workstations in our on-campus locations.  

If you are alumni, there are a few resources available remotely if you have your Texas Exes membership:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/borrower/non-ut.html#exes

If you are literally looking for papers and theses produced by UT students, you can look here:

https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/

lots of good stuff open to all.

/Aaron

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:34 PM, <james...@austin.rr.com> wrote:

[Aaron Choate]

If you are a resident of Austin, it is probably worth getting your Austin Public library card..

http://library.austintexas.gov/basic-page/interlibrary-loan

They service Austin residents with ILL

/Aaron

[Bryan Bishop]

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Aaron Choate <ach...@gmail.com> wrote:

If you are a resident of Austin, it is probably worth getting your Austin Public library card..

Yes, they do provide online access through this endpoint:

http://www.austinlibrary.com:2048/login?url=

However, their subscriptions are not very thorough to things like IEEE, ScienceDirect, Wiley InterScience, etc.. definitely less than what I got at UT Austin when I was a student.

 

http://library.austintexas.gov/basic-page/interlibrary-loan

They service Austin residents with ILL

I hear that ILL is very expensive (per query) for libraries. In some cases, it is cheaper for a librarian to buy a book than get it through ILL because of the cost advantages of drop shipping.

http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/papers2/paperbot/91b4a36a1f5865fa3dafafc17424f297.pdf

Although the economics might be different for papers (since that article was about books)...

[Jessica Ross]

I guess that doesn't extend to surrounding minor communities, huh?

Fat-fingered into my iPhone just for you

[Aaron Choate]

Not sure.  However, the ILL network is fairly robust throughout the state.  If you have a local library system, check with them.

/Aaron

[Lloyd Ewing]

In Austin we have two major obstacles to the changes recommended by
Cory Doctorow. One is a city library system that is so bureaucratic
and hidebound that is is incapable of responding to the needs of the
community. The other is the practical monopoly that the local
Goodwill has over access good used computers and parts in Austin, and
their use of that monopoly to keep almost all of those used computers
and parts from being returned to the community.

CyberchuckTX wrote:
> All:
>
> Great article written by Cory Doctorow for whom I've always had a
> tremendous respect. This piece articulates a lot of the appeal of both

> makerspaces AND libraries ...

[Natalie Freed]

Hello there!

I am chiming in about a month late on this, but I had meant to comment
on this and am now finally catching up on all the starred messages in
my inbox....

(non-Austin-based lurker here, I joined the list because I'm
considering moving to Austin in the next few years and wanted to get
an idea of what the local maker/hackerspace scene was like :).

I'm really interested in the makerspace - library connection myself,
and wanted to share this relevant Facebook group I ran into a while
back: https://www.facebook.com/groups/librarymaker
"Makerspaces and the Participatory Library"

There are basically a TON of libraries getting interested in this
around the country, and this group is full of librarians
enthusiastically discussing everything from the latest 3D printer news
to sharing tips about soldering class fire safety. It makes me happy
to read (and gives me hope that libraries are far from being "stuck"
in one model of doing things). Don't know what's in your area
specifically, but I'm sure there would be interest in making
connections with local hackerspaces.

Natalie

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