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Economic Development in University Settings Nina Exner, Panelist A Mission to Help: What Libraries are Doing to Support Local Economic Development NCLA 59th Biennial Conference, October 4 - 7, 2011, Hickory, NC
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Universities do economic development too. Major areas : Grantsmanship Sponsored programs Intellectual property Development and licensing Technology Transfer Extension programs Incubators and business development centers Your mileage may vary…
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Most of these have library tie-ins. Literature reviews? Market research? Intellectual property? Government agency research? Yeah, we do that.
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What happened at A&T We started by providing mediated searching for our grant support team. I don’t have time to get every literature review done with everything else I’m doing! I’m a reference librarian. Is there anything I can do to help with that? We’d love to be your partners! I’m a reference librarian. Is there anything I can do to help with that? We’d love to be your partners!
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What happened at A&T New projects are emerging. We’re becoming “proven” partners.
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Hints and Take-Aways Understand your campus’ priorities. Economic development CollaborationDesk services Desk service Student support Economic development
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Tech Transfer Patent searching Grants Research support Hints and Take-Aways Understand your economic development unit’s needs and priorities
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Hints and Take-Aways Look at your team’s relevant strong points.
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Hints and Take-Aways Look at your team’s relevant strong points. Research support Patent searching Copyright Market research Training
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Hints and Take-Aways Keep offering help persistently. But relevantly! Tech Transfer Patent searching Grants Research support
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Hints and Take-Aways Network on- and off-campus. Go to economic development unit’s workshops o Talk to the trainer(s)!! Go to other related workshops See if you can co-sponsor relevant speakers Get creative!
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Thanks for listening! Contact information Nina Exner Evening Services Librarian, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State Univ. and PhD student, UNC SILS Email ninae@ncat.eduninae@ncat.edu Telephone (336) 285-4185
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