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This essential guidebook will teach librarians all they need to know about the tools, supplies, techniques, and science behind e-textiles and how to design successful collections and programs around this hot new topic.
Table des matières
List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. What Are E-Textiles?
Chapter 2. Get To Know E-Textile Tools, Materials, and Supplies
Chapter 3.E-Textile Programs In Libraries
Chapter 4.Planning Library Programs Around E-Textiles
Chapter 5.Promoting and Assessing E-Textiles Programs
Chapter 6. Program Ideas
Chapter 7.E-Textile Resources for Your Library
Index
About the Authors
A propos de l'auteur
Carli Spina is associate professor and head of research & instructional services at SUNY’s Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She holds a J. from the University of Chicago Law School, an MLIS from Simmons GSLIS, and an MEd from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. While at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, she completed coursework on accessibility and Universal Design, including taking a course from Prof. David H. Rose, who defined Universal Design for Learning. This educational background offers her a unique perspective on Universal Design, accessibility, and services for disabled patrons that considers legal, pedagogical, and practical considerations. Spina has extensive experience working on projects related to accessibility, Universal Design, user experience, and technology in libraries as well as serving as a coordinator for services to patrons with disabilities. She served as the inaugural chair of LITA's Diversity and Inclusion Committee and as the leader of the ASCLA Library Services to People with Visual or Physical Disabilities That Prevent Them from Reading Standard Print Interest Group. She has worked with a number of professional organizations, libraries, and other organizations to offer training and support on Universal Design, inclusion, and accessibility. She has also written extensively on disability, accessibility, and Universal Design, including for Theological Librarianship, Marketing Libraries Journal, the Association of Research Libraries, WeaveUX (forthcoming), and School Library Journal.Helen Lane is the Instructional Design Librarian at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is responsible for designing digital learning resources, maintaining and enhancing the library’s presence in FIT’s Learning Management System, and outreach and engagement with blended and online courses. Intrinsic to her work is exploring, identifying and providing training in emerging technologies that support teaching, learning, and research goals. As co-director of the MakerMinds events at the FIT library, she has lead workshops on Arduino coding for wearables, sewing with conductive thread, and augmented reality software. She has written articles on a variety of subjects from AR as a library discovery tool to Evidence Based Practice in nursing. She has previously worked at libraries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, Pace University and Columbia University. She holds MLIS from Pratt Institute and a post-graduate certificate in Instructional Design from Open SUNY.
Résumé
This essential guidebook will teach librarians all they need to know about the tools, supplies, techniques, and science behind e-textiles and how to design successful collections and programs around this hot new topic.
