Filling a Need or Seeing an Opportunity? The Evolution of Grant Writing and Research Instruction in the Libraries at the University of Utah By Peter L. Kraus, MLS Assistant Librarian, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah

Grants Free money? Free money? Publish or perish Publish or perish The more you publish…the more you earn The more you publish…the more you earn Age factor - NIH Age factor - NIH Whose job is it to teach? Whose job is it to teach? The questions we get The questions we get

Librarians Trends in bibliographic instruction in academic libraries Trends in bibliographic instruction in academic libraries Needs at the University of Utah Needs at the University of Utah Training – Buyer beware! Training – Buyer beware! Foundation Center Library– Ships passing in the night Foundation Center Library– Ships passing in the night The unwritten rules The unwritten rules

Faculty / Staff The rich get richer The rich get richer Where are the poor cousins? Where are the poor cousins? TACC TACC The rules The rules The numbers grow The numbers grow False assumptions False assumptions

Students Class projects Class projects Public Administration / Food & Nutrition examples Public Administration / Food & Nutrition examples Dissertation writing Dissertation writing False assumptions False assumptions

Outreach People find you People find you State government State government National government National government Non-profits / Religious organizations Non-profits / Religious organizations

Others Museums Museums Professional groups Professional groups

End Result Teaching statistics Teaching statistics PR PR Faculty involvement Faculty involvement Student awareness Student awareness Faculty results Faculty results Student results Student results Hey - its fun! Hey - its fun!