This week’s guest post is a review of the novel Makers by Cory Doctorow written by Thao Huong Nguyen, a Master’s of Science in Information (MSI) candidate at the University of Michigan School of Information. Learn more about Huong here.… Read more >
Our guest post this week comes from Nicco Pandolfi, a Master’s of Science in Information (MSI) candidate at the University of Michigan School of Information. In this post, Nicco explores Matthew Crawford’s book The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming An … Read more >
Our guest post this week comes from Jennifer Noble, a graduate student at the University of Michigan School of Information who is studying to be a librarian. The post is a review of the book The Maker Movement Manifesto by … Read more >
I’d like to build on Sharona’s post from two weeks ago and discuss post-Election (or perhaps post-Obama) maker movement impulses … something is changing, and I haven’t quite put my finger on it, so here goes with what I know … Read more >
Last month, Michigan Makers was invited to Washington, DC, to exhibit at the first Capitol Hill Maker Faire, and we stayed on to see what others makers were up to at the National Maker Faire. It was a great opportunity … Read more >
We were honored recently to be featured in School Library Journal with regards to our ongoing mission of promoting diversity in the maker movement. We are proud to speak loudly in support of diversity of all kinds, and we believe it’s essential … Read more >
We don’t normally post about trade deals or topics that are roiling the political sphere, but the Trans-Pacific Partnership has some very direct impacts on makers and the maker movement.
In addition to extending copyright terms around the world … Read more >