Academic libraries and public engagement with science and technology / Eileen G. Harrington.
| Author/creator | Harrington, Eileen G. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, MA : Elsevier/Chandos Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, [2019] |
| Description | vii, 204 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Social Sciences 2019 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Chandos information professional series Chandos information professional series. |
| Contents | Introduction. Science literacy in United States ; STEM education and workforce in the United States and issues around retention ; Public engagement with science and technology and science communication ; Role of libaries as community gathering spaces ; Overview of chapters -- Makerspaces. History of the maker movement ; Why we have makerspaces in academic libraries? ; Establishing a makerspace ; Equipment and software ; Polices ; Programming and marketing ; Makerspaces and public engagement with STEM ; Case studies -- Workshops and courses. Connections between science literacy anf information literacy ; Tips for workshops and courses and an overview of the case studies ; Case studies -- Programming and outreach. Overview of the case studies ; Case studies -- Citizen science. What is citizen science? ; Benefits of citizen science -- Obstacles to citizen science ; Variants of citizen science ; Academic libraries and citizen science ; Case studies -- Data services. Establishing data services and resources ; Data planning and collection ; Data analysis and visualization ; Data publication, preservation, and reuse ; Data services and public engagement with science and technology ; Case studies -- Open science. Overview of the open science movement ; Open science framework ; Open educational resources ; Open access publishing ; Institutional repositories ; Case studies. |
| Abstract | Academic Libraries and Public Engagement with Science and Technology provides an overview of the landscape of science literacy in the U.S., issues in retention around STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields, public engagement with science research, and the roles that academic libraries can play in this arena--back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020430299 |
| ISBN | 9780081021248 (print) |
| ISBN | 0081021240 (print) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
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