Megan Lotts, Art Librarian , Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

On the Road Playing with LEGO, and Learning about the Library: The Rutgers Art Library LEGO playing Station, Part two.

BIO

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

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LEGO IS EVERYWHERE

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LEGO IN HIGHER EDUCATION

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LEGO IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

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HOW IT ALL BEGAN

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LEGO: RUTGERS UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

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POP-UP MAKERSPACES

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• Low cost.• Easy to put up, take

down, & store.• Foster creativity &

critical thinking skills.

• Create spontaneous community.

• Encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration.

#LEGOMAKE TOUR

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METHODS-LIBRARIES & PARTICIPANTS• Ball State• College of Willian & Mary• Eastern Illinois University• Illinois State University• Indiana State University• Indiana University• Miami University• Northern Illinois University• North Carolina State University• Ohio State• Penn State• Purdue• Southern Illinois University-Carbondale• University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill• University of North Carolina- Greensboro• University of North Carolina- Wilmington• University of Illinois- Springfield• University of Maryland• Virginia Commonwealth University

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METHODS-WORKSHOP

METHODS-WORKSHOP TWEETS

RESULTS & DISCUSSION (DATA COLLECTION)

RESULTS & DISCUSSION (SURVEY)

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RESULTS & DISCUSSION (SURVEY)

OBSERVATIONS

WHY DOES ANY OF THIS MATTER?

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FINAL THOUGHTS

QUESTIONS

Megan Lotts, MFA, M.L.I.S Art Librarian Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (848)932-7189 megan.lotts@rutgers.eduwww.meganlotts.comTwitter: @MCLottslink to work in RUcore http://soar.libraries.rutgers.edu/bib/Megan_Lotts/Art Library facebook page at: www.facebook.com/rutgersartlibrary

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Lotts, Megan. “On the Road, Playing with LEGO, and Learning about the Library: The Rutgers Art Library Lego Playing Station, Part Two." Journal of Library Administration, Vol. 56, Iss.5 (Summer 2016).

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MY LEGO RESEARCHBook Chapters¢ Lotts, Megan, “Legos in the Library,” chapter 11 in The Maker Librarian’s Sourcebook, ed.

Elyssa Valenti (Chicago: American Libraries Association, 2017).

Peer-review articles¢ Lotts, Megan. “On the Road, Playing with LEGO, and Learning about the Library: The

Rutgers Art Library Lego Playing Station, Part Two." Journal of Library Administration, Vol. 56, Iss.5 (Summer 2016).

¢ Lotts, Megan. "Playing with LEGO, Learning about the Library and 'Making’ Campus Connections: The Rutgers Art Library Lego Playing Station, Part One." Journal of Library Administration, Vol. 56, Iss.4 (May 2016): 359-380.

¢ Lotts, Megan. “Lego® Play: Implementing a Culture of Creativity & Making in the Academic Library.” ACRL Conference Proceedings. (March 2015): 409-418.

Editor-review articles¢ Lotts, Megan. “Floating Castles, Legos, Candy, and Play: Counterplay 2016.” Library Hi

Tech News 33, no. 5 (June 2016).¢ Lotts, Megan. “Landscape Architecture students play with Legos to learn about the

library.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture AASL Column. (May 12, 2016). ¢ Lotts, Megan. "Implementing a culture of creativity: pop up making spaces and

participating events in academic libraries." College & Research Libraries News 76, no. 2(February 2015): 72-75.