6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE1 NJ Access to Science, Technology, Medicine and Business Databases New Jersey State Library New Jersey Library Network New Jersey Library Association Virtual Academic Library Environment

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE2 Strategic Outcome New Jersey’s economic development will be strengthened and expanded by creating a science and technology information infrastructure.

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE3 Objectives To provide 21 st century Internet age information tools to: –Entrepreneurs –Small business owners –Researchers –Students in higher education Promote access to information as an essential tool for economic development Support the transformation of NJ into the premier technology state

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE4 Key Benefits Provide value-added information services to support economic growth Compete effectively with other states who provide extensive information access Insure free access to high quality content in research fields Strengthen & expand economic development by creating a science & technology infrastructure

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE5 Scholarly Resources for an Information Based Economy Provide access to cutting edge online resources Expand research and grant opportunities Foster job creation through knowledge- based economic growth Promote academic excellence for students

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE6 Strengthens & Enhances Key New Jersey Programs Promotes & supports small businesses Emerging incubator and start-up companies Emphasis on small pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries Advanced Technology Center NJ Commission on Science & Technology Technology business incubators NJ Technology Funding Program

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE7 Comprehensive and far reaching Students and faculty at every public county college, state college, independent, state, or research university Small businesses, incubators & entrepreneurs Government leaders General public with access to business resources from their public libraries

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE8 Customer Requirements R&D success requires rapid access to full-text scientific resources Bandwidth, authentication, and high speed connections High quality education & training available from librarians High-End Databases Researchers Businesses Students & Libraries

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE9 Meeting the Needs Through Academic Search Premier Biomedical Reference Collection Business Source Premier CINAHL & Pre-CINAHL MEDLINE Nature research & review journals Nursing & Allied Health Collection OVID Select Core Medical & Nursing Journals Reference USA Regional Business News Wiley InterScience Comprehensive Coverage Onsite & Remote Access Full-text Highly Rated High quality Electronic Scholarly Resources Medicine & Health Business Science

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE10 Projected Cost: $ 6 million over 2 years Access from desktops statewide Position NJ businesses with competitive advantage Use libraries as NJ’s established distribution channel –Value added –Training –Authentication –Remote access

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE11 High-End, Full-text Databases BusinessesR&DEntrepreneurs Biotech Start-Ups Resources MedicineScienceTechnology Discovery Discovery Research Research LibrariesRemoteAuthenicated OnSite

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE12 Scenario Place: Small New Jersey-based Biotechnology Start-Up Company Location: Neurosciences Laboratory Investigator: Dr. Carr Date: June 8, 2004 Time: 9:00 am

6/3/2015KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE13 Next Steps How to support this proposal and make this essential service a reality: –Complete the online survey –Contact your legislator –Get your colleagues on board –Spread the word at association meetings –Volunteer to be a “champion”