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Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2015 (No. 49), Jay Schafer
Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2015 (No. 49), Jay Schafer
Library News for the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries
Only time will tell if 3D printing is really the next industrial revolution; all indications are that it is indeed a transformative technology. UMass Amherst Libraries, with the support of the Friends of the Libraries, are providing our students and faculty with the opportunity to experiment and engage with this new technology through the creation of the MakerBot Innovation Center. The first such center in New England and the first located in a university library, the Innovation Center provides access to over 50 3D printers, 3D scanners, and an innovative 3D printing software platform that links the printers together, providing …
Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2015 (No. 50), Jay Schafer
Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2015 (No. 50), Jay Schafer
Library News for the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries
If you have been following the Libraries’ newsletter closely over the years, you might have noticed that the space for my message has gone from a whole page to half a page to, now, a little more than a quarter page. I can assure you it is not because I have less to say. Rather, it is because there are so many exciting “happenings” in the Libraries – from raptors to international visitors to digital media and 3D printing services to sustainability to jazz to new collections and finally to new staff and upcoming events. Why take up space with …