On the Road:
Adventures in Mobile Hackery with the DH MakerBus
Kim Martin
@antimony27
Western University
Sarah Simpkin
@sarahsimpkin
Markham Public Library
How it all began
Several grad students
DH 2013 Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska A single offhand remark
DHMakerBus!
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= buy a bus!Let’s
What do we do with a bus?
Makerspaces +
Libraries + Buses
Community
creation spaces
Fostering transliteracy Partnerships
Serving rural communities
Peer training
Sharing equipment
Outreach
Emerging technologies hype cycle
Crowdfunding don’ts
1. Don’t launch without a professional video
2. Don’t make your campaign longer than a month
3. Don’t run a campaign without ample time to manage it 4. Don’t make promises (or “perks”) you can’t keep
Community Outreach
Making at the Market London Calling
Nuit Blanche Bio-Olympics
Doors Open London
What’s next?
Continue fundraising efforts Apply for grants
Recruit volunteers
Collect tool donations
How YOU can help
Visit us at www.dhmakerbus.com
Send us your ideas and feedback - @dhmakerbus Spread the word
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Join us at OLA
We’ll be setting up a hackerspace at OLA this year!
Looking for gear, library projects, and helping hands.