This book shows how small production devices, such as laser cutters and 3D printers, and dedicated educationists, researchers and FabLab practitioners transform the fields of learning, work, production, design, maker culture, law and ...

This book covers a range of advances in this new personal fabrication and various issues that it has raised, especially in terms of the alternatives to salaried work, intellectual property, ecological openings and the hitherto unseen ...

In this groundbreaking book, the scientist pioneering the revolution in personal fabrication reveals exactly what is being done, and how.

This book looks at the exciting emergence of Fab Labs, the philosophy behind them, their commercial aspects, as well as the techniques, methods and processes used, followed by real-world examples demonstrating the full diversity of ...

This study analyses the field of open digital fabrication where novel digital capabilities and hopes for social transformation have merged to form arrangements that seek to democratise knowledge and technology through collaboration.

The first two digital revolutions caught most of the world flat-footed, thanks to Designing Reality that won't be true this time.

From planning your innovation center to hosting hack-a-thons, guest lectures, and social events in your new lab, Makerspaces in Libraries provides detailed guidance and best practices for creating an enduring, community driven space for all ...

Moving beyond simplistic equipment lists, this book provides contextual and practical information to help academic library personnel learn how to plan, collaborate, and sustain relevant makerspaces positioned within the broader ecology of ...

Based on a study of hacker and makerspaces across the US, the book explores cultures of hacking and making in the context of wider social changes, arguing that excitement about the maker movement is not just about the availability of new ...

This book takes you inside the movement, and it helps you find your place in it.