Next week’s PNR Rendezvous: Lessons Learned from a 3D Printing Pilot in a Health Sciences Library

Posted by Carolyn Martin on July 9th, 2015 Posted in: News From NNLM PNR, Technology

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3D printing has done some pretty amazing things such as create bone replacements and skull implants.  However, most 3D printers in libraries do not make items quite of this caliber but it is still no less amazing.  Just think about what computers and the Internet and cell phones were like a few years ago and where they are now.  3D printing is much the same.  Just a few short years ago most people couldn’t imagine having one at their public or academic library and now many institutions offer this service in some form or other.  It’s not unusual to find a 3D printer and other tools in makerspaces and hackerspaces which offer an opportunity for people to gather and create.  Why have a 3D printer service?  Considering offering a 3D printer service?  Have you already joined the world of 3D printing?  Join us next Wednesday, July 15 at 1:00pm Pacific Time (noon Alaska 2 PM Mountain) to hear about the 3D printing pilot project undertaken by the University of Washington Health Sciences Library.  Terry Ann Jankowski, Assistant Director of User Experience and Paul Ludecke, Computer Commons Manager, describe what they did, what they learned, what they would do differently and what they hope to do in the future.

To attend go to http://webmeeting.nih.gov/rendezvous  and login as a Guest, using your own name.  Once logged into the web meeting a pop-up box allows you to put in your phone number and the program will call you.  If this does not happen, just call the 800 number and use the participant code that appears in the Notes box on the screen.

If you are unable to tune in live, we invite you to view a recording of the webcast, posted to the Rendezvous webpage later.

The PNR Rendezvous webcast sessions are eligible for 1 hour of Medical Library Association continuing education (MLA CE) for attending the webcast or listening to the recording.  A brief online evaluation form link will be offered at a website that is provided at the end of the webcast.  Upon completion of the survey, you will be able to download the certificate.

As part of our Federal agency services regarding electronic and information technology resources being accessible to people with disabilities, closed captioning is available on this and future PNR Rendezvous webcasts.