Innovation and Experiential Learning in Academic Libraries

After earning her MSLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2015, Sarah Nagle spent 3 years as a librarian at Pikes Peak Library District in Colorado where she worked to provide engaging programming for all ages and ability levels in the district’s makerspaces. Sarah now serves as Creation and Innovation Services Librarian at Miami University in Ohio. After opening a Makerspace at Miami’s King Library with her colleagues in 2019, Sarah supports learning in the space with one-on-one and group instruction on a variety of maker and innovation topics. She works with faculty from a wide range of disciplines to incorporate maker-centered learning into courses. Elias Tzoc is a 2007 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, School of Information. He joined Miami University in August 2007. He is currently the Head of the Create and Innovate Department, where he leads a group of seven creative librarians and technologists working on innovative and entrepreneurial library services that support transdisciplinary research and scholarship at Miami University. His publications include articles related to innovation and digital scholarship.

Series Editor’s Foreword - Trudi Jacobson

Introduction - Jerome Conley

Section 1: Innovation and Leadership

Chapter 1: Planning, Advocating and Fostering Creativity and Innovation - Elías Tzoc

Chapter 2: Leadership for Innovation: Strategies and Considerations - Bohyum Kim

Chapter 3: Bringing Experiential Learning to Campus: How to Develop Partnerships and Implement Immersive Learning Experiences - Andrew See and Chris Holthe

Section 2: Examples and Case Studies

Chapter 4: Leading by Design: Building an Experiential Studio to Support Interdisciplinary Learning - Emily S. Darowski, Matt Armstrong, and Leanna Fry

Chapter 5: Creative Deconstruction: Using Zines to Teach the ACRL Framework - Stefanie Hilles

Chapter 6: LEGOTM, the Library, and a Mastodon Tusk: Undergraduate Research Partnerships in Chemistry - Anne Marie Gruber and Dr. Joshua Sebree

Chapter 7: Out of the Archives: Making Collections Accessible through the Implementation of a 3D Scanning Lab - Kristi Wyatt and Dr. Zenobie S. Garrett

Chapter 8: Collaborative Implementation of a Semi-Automated 3D Printing Service - Amy Van Epps, Matt Cook, and Susan Berstler

Chapter 9: Making Space for Non-Traditional Makers - Annalise Philips and Jen Brown

Section 3: Future Literacy Developments

Chapter 10: Maker Literacy, Metaliteracy, and the ACRL Framework - Sarah Nagle

Chapter 11: Off the Cutting Edge: Lessons Learned From Centering People in Creative Technology Spaces - Kelsey Sheaffer, Oscar K. Keyes, Eric Johnson, Jason Evans Groth, Vanessa Rodriguez, and Emily Thompson

Chapter 12: Developing an Engati-based Library Chatbot to Improve Reference Services - Shu Wan

About the Editors and the Contributors