[Libs-Or] [srrtac-l] INFORMATION: OITP releases report exploring policy implications of 3D printing

[John Buschman]

Colleagues,

I have hesitated to throw cold water on the 3D printing hype, and I've
waited for some expressions of skepticism.  I've not seen it yet, so:

1.
http://gizmodo.com/why-3d-printing-is-overhyped-i-should-know-i-do-it-fo-508176750
http://mondediplo.com/2013/03/10makers


On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Diedre Conkling <diedre08 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> http://www.districtdispatch.org/2015/01/oitp-releases-report-exploring-policy-implications-3d-printing/
>
> OITP releases report exploring policy implications of 3D printing
>
> Posted by: Charles Wapner
> <http://www.districtdispatch.org/author/cwapner/> January 6, 2015 in Intellectual
> Freedom <http://www.districtdispatch.org/category/intellectual-freedom/>,
> OITP <http://www.districtdispatch.org/category/oitp/>
>
> 3D printers can do incredible things - from creating food, to rendering
> human organs, to building spare parts for the International Space Station.
> A small but growing number of libraries make 3D printers available as a
> library service. Library 3D printers may not be able to make you a pizza
> (yes, that's possible) or operate in zero gravity, but they are being used
> to do some pretty amazing things in their own right. Library users are
> building functioning prosthetic limbs, creating product prototypes and
> making educational models for use in classwork.
>
> While 3D printing technology is advancing at a meteoric pace, policymakers
> are just beginning to develop frameworks for its use. This presents the
> library community with an exciting opportunity--as providers of 3D printing
> services to the public, we can begin to shape the policy that coalesces
> around this technology in the years to come.
>
> To advance this work, ALA's Office for Information Technology Policy
> (OITP) today released "Progress in the Making: 3D Printing Policy
> Considerations through the Library Lens
> <http://www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala.org.offices/files/content/3D%20Library%20Policy-ALA%20OITP%20Perspectives-2015Jan06.pdf>,"
> a report that examines numerous policy implications of 3D printing,
> including those related to intellectual property, intellectual freedom and
> product liability. The report seeks to provide library professionals with
> the knowledge they need to craft 3D printer user policies that minimize
> liability risks while encouraging users to innovate, learn and have fun.
>
> The report states:
>
> "As this technology continues to take off, library staff should continue
> to encourage patrons to harness it to provide innovative health care
> solutions, launch business ventures and engage in creative learning. In
> order to do so, library staff must have a clear understanding of basic 3D
> printer mechanics; the current and potential future uses of 3D printers
> inside and outside of library walls; and the economic and public policy
> considerations regarding 3D printing."
>
> ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom <http://www.ala.org/offices/oif>
> contributed a piece to the report entitled, "Intellectual Freedom and
> Library Values," which offers guidance to library professionals seeking to
> craft a 3D printer acceptable use policy that accords with the fundamental
> library value of free expression. Additionally, Tomas A. Lipinski, dean and
> professor at University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee's School of Information,
> provides a sample warning notice that libraries may use with patrons to
> demonstrate awareness of the legal issues involved in the use of 3D
> printing technologies in libraries.
>
> The report was released as part of the OITP Perspectives series
> <http://www.ala.org/offices/oitp/publications/oitpperspectives> of short
> publications that discuss and analyze specialized policy topics. It is the
> second publication in ALA's "Progress in the Making" series, an effort to
> elucidate the policy implications of 3D printing in the library context.
> The first document was a tip sheet
> <http://www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala.org.offices/files/content/3d_printing_tipsheet_version_9_Final.pdf>
> jointly released by OITP, the Public Library Association and United for
> Libraries.
>
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> http://www.districtdispatch.org/2015/01/oitp-releases-report-exploring-policy-implications-3d-printing/
>
> --
> *Diedre Conkling*
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> your attitude."--Maya Angelou
>



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John Buschman
Dean of University Libraries
Seton Hall University
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