Maker learning & academic health sciences libraries: a scoping review

This scoping review aims to explore and map the existing literature that encompasses academic health sciences libraries (AHSLs) and maker learning spaces. This research will identify and provide an in-depth analysis on how AHSLs engage with maker programming, technologies, tools, and services. The literature examined will include both scholarly and gray literature from 2005 to the present day and will seek to highlight maker initiatives implemented specifically in these settings. This aims to inform future implementation and research initiatives by identifying gaps, trends, and opportunities for maker learning in AHSLs.

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Medical Reference Services Quarterly
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2026-08-17
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https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2026.2718912
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Teaching and Learning Programming
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Maker learning & academic health sciences libraries: a scoping review

Emily Johnson-Barlow, Rosie Hanneke, Jimmy Gonzalez-Vicker
Medical Reference Services Quarterly
Teaching and Learning Programming
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Maker learning & academic health sciences libraries: a scoping review

Emily Johnson-Barlow, Rosie Hanneke, Jimmy Gonzalez-Vicker
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Abstract

This scoping review aims to explore and map the existing literature that encompasses academic health sciences libraries (AHSLs) and maker learning spaces. This research will identify and provide an in-depth analysis on how AHSLs engage with maker programming, technologies, tools, and services. The literature examined will include both scholarly and gray literature from 2005 to the present day and will seek to highlight maker initiatives implemented specifically in these settings. This aims to inform future implementation and research initiatives by identifying gaps, trends, and opportunities for maker learning in AHSLs.

Medical Reference Services Quarterly
University of Illinois Chicago (US), Association of Research Libraries (US), Chicago Public Library (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Teaching and Learning Programming
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Maker learning & academic health sciences libraries: a scoping review — Emily Johnson-Barlow, Rosie Hanneke, et al. · Medical Reference Services Quarterly (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS