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I don't have any examples of cataloguing people, but I think this goes part-and-parcel with the development of makerspaces in libraries. You should take a look at an article in Library Hi-Tech, called "Libraries as coworking spaces" by Mark Bilandzic and Marcus Foth; they explore the types of people who come in to a library lab, and talk about creating virtual or real communities where interactions with strangers can be facilitated for co-educating.
I think they only discuss the "human as lendable resource" concept in the conclusion, but it's part of the idea: making sure that your library's physical resources are complemented with a collection of knowledgeable people willing to train and trade expertise.

Simply by having a membership database (or a Facebook group ...) where people can enter their skills and interests, and a willingness to be contacted, would be a great way to start this on a small scale.

 

On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Maureen Dawley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Wow fascinating!

I would actually be interested in this, depending on the artist’s work and if it’s feasible here.

This would be great to incorporate in an ARLIS meeting or conference!
Can you give us more information on the artist?

All please share insights on the listserv if possible.

Mo

 

Mo Dawley

Art and Drama Librarian

Senior Librarian

Carnegie Mellon University

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From: ARLIS/NA List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jennifer Bonnet
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Subject: [ARLIS-L] people as resources in the library catalog

 

Dear ARLIS,

 

I am hoping to learn from your collective wisdom.

 

I recently chatted with an MFA student at UMaine who has developed a practice of helping people make and fix things for free. In his words, he aims "to democratize basic material knowledge." He is interested in working with libraries to expand the public reach of his practice and asked if there might be possibilities for integrating his work into library catalogs. In other words, he would like to serve as an item in the catalog, as a resource for people to learn about creative practice and maker culture. I think this is an intriguing idea, and follows in the steps of recent information practice to include open access books, freely available online archives and websites, and other items in our catalogs, particularly as catalogs expand their suite of resource discovery options.  

 

I am aware that public libraries have been lending people as resources (http://www.mprnews.org/story/npr/211697593). Does anyone know of examples of academic libraries lending people through their catalogs, and what that looked like?

 

Thanks in advance for your insights, 

 

Jen

 

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Jen Bonnet
Social Sciences and Humanities Librarian

Fogler Library, University of Maine
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