We Are Not Police: Public Librarians’ Attitudes about Making and Intellectual Property
Abstract
This article presents findings from a survey and interviews with public librarians about intellectual property (IP) in makerspaces. The libraries had a variety of different makerspaces, including high-tech (3D printers and software), low-tech (Legos and craft supplies), and production spaces. Results found that librarians tend to show patrons where they can find information about IP, but that they are more concerned with patron privacy and take a hands’ off approach to IP issues.
Publication Title
Public Library Quarterly
Recommended Citation
Bossaller, J., & Haggerty, K. (2018). We Are Not Police: Public Librarians’ Attitudes about Making and Intellectual Property. Public Library Quarterly, 37 (1), 36-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2017.1422173
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