Creating a Virtuous Circle of Student Engagement with the Tech Corner

ABSTRACT

While many academic libraries have followed the public library lead in developing makerspaces, not all libraries have the money or space to dedicate to such large-scale operations. This case study explores a different approach to engaging users with new technology and investigates how to support their creativity without a costly investment in space and staffing. It demonstrates not only how students can be provided a virtual space to explore technology equipment, but also how their opinions can be leveraged for growing the collection and creating training materials.

KEYWORDS:

• technology
• maker space
• collection building
• student engagement
• independent learning