<div dir="ltr">I think you have probably seen this before but I'm posting it anyway. ;-)<br><br><br><div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Jazzy Wright</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jwright@alawash.org">jwright@alawash.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, May 13, 2016 at 10:15 AM<br>Subject: [PubLib] Have You Read ALA's Practical 3D Printing Guide?<br>To: <a href="mailto:PUBLIB@oclc.org">PUBLIB@oclc.org</a><br><br><br>I'm re-sharing the ALA's latest 3D printing report for anyone who hasn't yet read it: To help library leaders better understand the technology, the American Library Association recently released "Progress in the Making: Librarians' Practical 3D Printing Questions Answered," a report that poses and answers sixteen practical questions related to establishing 3D printing as a library service. You can access the full report here: <a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/ALA_3D_Printing_Q__A_Final.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/ALA_3D_Printing_Q__A_Final.pdf</a>. I'm sharing the press release about the report below.<br>
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-Jazzy Wright<br>
Press Officer, American Library Association, Washington Office<br>
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ALA report provides practical advice about adopting 3D printers in libraries<br>
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Washington, D.C. -The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) today released "Progress in the Making: Librarians' Practical 3D Printing Questions Answered" (pdf). Co-authored by 3DPrint360 CEO Zach Lichaa and ALA Senior Policy Analyst Charlie Wapner, the document poses and answers sixteen practical questions related to establishing 3D printing as a library service. All of the questions were fielded from library professionals interested in 3D printing technology.<br>
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"Libraries represent the public on-ramp to the world of 3D printing and design," said Dan Lee, chair of OITP's Advisory Committee. "Library professionals who have adopted, or are looking to adopt, a 3D printer must answer questions related to printer operation and maintenance, workflow management, cost recovery, patron safety, and much more. As a by-product of OITP's policy advocacy on 3D printers and libraries, once again OITP is doing great work for libraries in providing this practical information to assist library professionals."<br>
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Libraries are democratizing access to, and facilitating learning through, 3D printing technology," said Lichaa. "We need to make sure they have the necessary technical know-how to keep that trend going." 3DPrint360 is a New York based company dedicated to serving newcomers to 3D printing and enthusiasts with advice and reliable products.<br>
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The document is the third publication in ALA's "Progress in the Making," series, which explores common questions and concerns related to 3D printer adoption in libraries. It follows a tip sheet (.pdf) on 3D printing and public policy, released in September of 2014, and a white paper (.pdf) on the economic and policy implications of 3D printing, released in January of 2015. ALA's Library Techsource also published "3D Printing in Libraries" by Jason Griffey in 2014, which provides additional practica<br>
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