Information and Innovation: A Natural Combination for Health Sciences Libraries (Medical Library Association Books Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (566 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 144227140X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 218 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book uses case examples, including perspectives from both librarians and innovators, to illustrate how various health sciences libraries have partnered with innovators by offering valuable services and creative products and spaces– especially innovators who create medical digital therapeutics devices and apps. Also included in the book are chapters that describe various innovation competitions and products that help to showcase the unique scholarly output that is generated by innovators. As academic health sciences centers look toward innovative product development as their new income source with the decline of clinical income and research dollars, health sciences librarians and libraries can partner with these revenue-generating innovators to offer invaluable
This book illustrates how quality evidence supports efficient and effective ideation and product development and is a must read for anyone with a clever idea who wants to make a difference in this world. (Barbara A. The chapters outlining new librarian roles to promote innovation and entrepreneurism, and the practical examples of spatial transformations through detailed case studies, make this an extremely useful tool for universities as physical library spaces are transitioned. Prestwich, Chair, International Commercialization Coordination Council, Presidential Special Assistant for Faculty Entrepreneurship, and Founding Director, Entrepreneurial Faculty Scholars, The Uni
Eccles Health Sciences Library; Director of the MidContinental Region and National Training Office of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine; and Director for Information Transfer, Center for Medical Innovation. She is also Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, all at the University of Utah. Shipman is Executive Director, Knowledge Man