Makerspaces are a part of maker culture, which focuses on DIY projects and values creation over consumption. Other terms used for makerspaces include hackerspaces, hacklabs, or fab labs. A maker is anyone who participates in maker culture.
For the MakerBridge team, the most important element of makers and maker culture is people. Although creating something alone at home or in your garage might technically count as making, we see the larger movement as being about community, sharing, and learning from each other.
The current MakerBridge team consists of four people: Sharona Ginsberg, Kristin Fontichiaro, Emily Mitchell, and Ayla Stein. All of us work full-time at separate jobs and contribute to MakerBridge in our spare time.
Many thanks go to the following people, who contributed to this site’s development and helped get it off the ground:
Heather Newman
Director of Marketing and Communications
University of Michigan School of Information
Kelly Davenport
Web Project Manager, Michigan MultiMedia (M3)
University of Michigan Medical School Information Services
Michael Hess
Programmer/Analyst Senior and Adjunct Lecturer
University of Michigan School of Information
Caitlin Rozich
Metadata Librarian
ProQuest
MakerBridge Site and Blog Show Diversity in Maker Movement | School Library Journal – 06/17/2015
Sharona Ginsberg Profile – Movers & Shakers 2015 | Library Journal – 03/20/2015
Makers Gonna Make: The Rise of Makerspaces in Libraries | Consumer Electronics Association – 10/23/2014
Maker Culture in the Library | Publishers Weekly – 06/13/2014
MakerBridge: A New Community Portal | YALSA Blog – 03/05/2013