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Person looking at a pile of trash
from
LIMITATIONS IN
PRINT
QUALITY
CONSUMABLE
WASTE
Person pulling needle on a scale
& FLUENCY SKILLS
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ONGOING CURRICULAR
HOW DOES
REFLECTION ON THE EVOLUTION OF DESKTOP 3D PRINTING
INTEGRATION
GENERATIVE
3D DESIGN
TOOLS
People working together
MANAGING
3D printer printing a shoe
3D printer
3D printer
Lightbulb
Person working on laptop
PROMOTION OF
DIGITAL LITERACY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING
PROGRAMS
EMERGENCE OF
3D PRINTING ON ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
THE IMPACT OF
Person working on a laptop
Desktop computer
Human head made up of puzzle pieces with floating gears in the background
Pencil and triangle ruler
Cube with a grid overlay
Mouse icon
3D printer overtop of a desktop computer
3D printer extruding filament
3D printer filament
Cube sliced into layers
CNC machine
2000s
First open source printer
1990s
Fused deposition modelling (FDM)
Mouse icon
1980s
Rapid prototyping and stereolithography
3D printer
Globe
3D in large block letters
2010s to Present
Desktop 3D printing
Pre-1960s:
Subtractive manufacturing
LOOKING AHEAD
CHALLENGES & BARRIERS
Ruler
Notepad
MAKERSPACE
A BRIEF HISTORY OF 3D PRINTING
DESKTOP 3D PRINTING WORK?
Christopher Rugo 
ETEC 540
Exploring the proliferation and uptake of desktop 3D printing, its role in academic library makerspaces, and its impact on literacy and education.
Desktop 3D Printing in 
Academic Library Makerspaces
Desktop computer
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