Robison, Mark and Lindley Shedd (eds.) Audio Recorders to Zucchini Seeds: Building a Library of Things. Libraries Unlimited, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-4408-5019-6
Description
This contributed volume provides a survey of "library of things" projects within the United States, from public, academic and special libraries, offering real-world lessons learned from these early experiments with nontraditional collections. The authors offer practical insights from their projects, from the development of their initial ideas to the everyday realities of maintaining and circulating these collections, including cataloging, space needs, safety concerns, staff training, circulation, marketing, and assessment.
Table of Contents
Part I. History
- A history of things collections : from specialized precursors to present-day diversity / Mark Robison and Lindley Shedd
Part II. Things collections in public libraries
- Measure twice, cut once : a long-lasting tool lending library in berkeley / Adam Broner
- Book-a- bike : increasing access to physical activity with a library card / James Hill
- The LibraryFarm / Jill Youngs
- Seed libraries : lend a seed, grow a community / R. Tanner and Betsy Goodman
- The real toy story : a toy lending collection / Sue Kirschner
- Create, share, play : Sacramento's library of things / Michelle Alvarado, Justin Azevedo, and Amy Calhoun
Part III. Things collections in academic libraries
- Technology and small college libraries : trying to be everything to everyone / Brian Burns
- Providing hands-on teacher preparation : collecting and maintaining curriculum materials / Jennifer Harvey and Rochelle Krueger
- Loaning technology and media production equipment / Shelly McCoy
- Faculty/librarian collaboration in the age of media : building a collection of media services to support the integration of video production into the curriculum / Mitchell Shuldman
- Going beyond books : lendable technology, interdisciplinary innovation, and the revitalization of an academic library / Tara Radniecki and Tod Colegrove
- Building game collections in academic libraries : a case study at the University of North Texas / Diane Robson, Sue Parks, and Erin Miller
- Seeing and hearing the world in new ways : VCU's collection of scopes and other instruments / Eric D. M. Johnson
Part IV. Special libraries
- Things collections, Alaska-style : furs, skulls, mounts / Celia Rozen, Helen Woods, and Ed Kazzimir
Part V. Best practices
- Best practices: building your own library of things / Lindley Shedd and Mark Robison
Appendix A. General maintenance of hand and electric tools
Appendix B. Book-a-bike lending agreement
Appendix C. Book-a-bike parental or legal guardian consent
Appendix D. Book-a-bike safety inspection checklist
Appendix E. Seed return form
Appendix F. Draft agreement for housing, maintenance, and circulation of collection of skulls, furs, and bird mounts
Appendix G. Catalog information for furs, mounts, and skulls collection
Appendix H. Furs, mounts, and skulls collection statement of responsibility.
