On the Road, Playing with Legos®, and Learning about the Library: The Rutgers University Art Library Lego Playing Station, Part Two

Megan Lotts

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    Abstract

    In Playing with LEGO®, Learning about the Library, and “Making” Campus Connections: The Rutgers University Art Library Lego Playing Station, Part One, the author discusses the importance of outreach, creativity, and innovation to the future of academic libraries. Low-cost making activities, can encourage creative problem-solving skills and be an innovative way to teach students, faculty, and staff more about academic libraries. In this article, the author will look more closely at the hands-on learning experiences that resulted when academic library faculty and staff were introduced to the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology by means of a mobile makerspace.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)499-525
    Number of pages27
    JournalJournal of Library Administration
    Volume56
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jul 3 2016

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Public Administration
    • Library and Information Sciences

    Keywords

    • LEGO®
    • academic libraries
    • makerspaces
    • organizational team-building in academic libraries

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