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1 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

2 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…

3 Most of these have library tie-ins. Literature reviews? Market research? Intellectual property? Government agency research? Yeah, we do that.

4 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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6 What happened at A&T New projects are emerging. We’re becoming “proven” partners.

7 Hints and Take-Aways Understand your campus’ priorities. Economic development CollaborationDesk services Desk service Student support Economic development

8 Tech Transfer Patent searching Grants Research support Hints and Take-Aways Understand your economic development unit’s needs and priorities

9 Hints and Take-Aways Look at your team’s relevant strong points.

10 Hints and Take-Aways Look at your team’s relevant strong points. Research support Patent searching Copyright Market research Training

11 Hints and Take-Aways Keep offering help persistently. But relevantly! Tech Transfer Patent searching Grants Research support

12 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!

13 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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