Chapter 4. Hardware

Abstract

Chapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (53, no. 5), "3-D Printers for Libraries, 2017 Edition"

Chapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 53, no. 5), “3-D Printers for Libraries, 2017 Edition,” lists and discusses the 3-D printer companies and products that author Jason Griffey thinks are most effective and efficient for library use as well as a few experimental models that might bear watching in the future. The criteria used for evaluation include popularity, ease of use, support, and the degree to which the company espouses library values of openness and information access. The attempt will be made to provide buying advice for libraries, taking into account the possible differences in use cases that libraries may have.