j’s scratchpad

I completely forgot to blog something Mel asked me to write about a few weeks ago. My apologies, Mel! She’s doing a project concerning how librarians store and organize engineering toys, i.e. tools, models, games, etc., engineering students use to learn about engineering and would like some help from and discussion with librarians. She asks:

“If you were designing a section of a library dedicated to helping teenagers learn engineering, how would you create the space, choose the materials, and run the whole place, and why?”

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The little I’ve seen with engineering toys in libraries so far amounts to sticking gadgets in bins on the shelves and treating them like ‘normal books’ for checkout, but there must be other ways to do this - I’m looking for everything from informal brainstorms to personal anecdotes to suggestions for books and papers to read. (I’m also looking for folks to interview by phone, email, or anyplace reachable by car from Boston - especially librarians and high school students.)”

Not only is her contact information available in her post, but her weblog allows comments, too. I know some of you have thoughts on her topic. Please feel free to get in touch with her.

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