3-D printers for libraries
By: Jason Griffey
Series: Library technology reports -- volume 50, number 5; Library technology reports -- v. 50, no. 5.
Publisher: ALA TechSource
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
ISBN-13: 9780838959312; 9780838959329; 9780838959305
Subjects: Three-dimensional printing; Library resources; Computer printers; Three-dimensional modeling; Engineering Prototypes; Data processing; Technological innovations; Digital electronics; Multimedia systems; Multimedia library services; Libraries; Special collections; Nonbook materials; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
Other titles: Three-dimensional printers for libraries
Description: "...Offers an explanation of the various types of 3-D printers, how they work, and the materials used...[; and] describes a range of specific 3-D printing products appropriate for library use"--Abstract.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

English.
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- The; title: types of 3-D printing --; title: Types of plastics --; title: Creating and printing files --; title: 3-D printers.