XV Coloquio 2009 / How libraries influence technology development.

How Libraries Influence Technology Development Judy H. Brady IEEE Area Manager Latin America, Japan, Korea and South Africa 1 December 2008

Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Patent Development is Tangible Proof of Sci-tech Increase ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Sample Patent from Exxon Source: Results of search of USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database References to IEEE Publications

Libraries Fulfill an Increasing Need for Patent Information ,[object Object],Number of Patents Granted to Top 25 Companies Non-patent references (primarily references to scholarly papers) Average references per patent 2006 41,915 112,605 2.69 2007 35,859 103,520 2.89

Non-patent references to top 25 patenting organizations ,[object Object],[object Object],Source: 1790 Analytics 2008 IEEE

Libraries Assist Education by Dissemination of Patent Literature ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Patents are important in engineering education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Michael White, Librarian at the Queens University Engineering and Science Library, Canada, conducted a survey of 40 librarians of the Engineering Libraries Division of the American Society of Engineering Executives (ASEE).

Mexico Needs Information in Key Growth Technologies Recommendations from The World Bank with input from Mexico’s CSIS and CONACYT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Mexico’s GDP not keeping pace with others GDP Per Capita Growth Mexico 1.2% Chile 3.3% China 7.7% East Asia & Pacific Regions 5.9%

Mexico’s Urgent Need To Enhance Competitiveness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Relative Prominence of Scientific Literature Engineering & Technology (Source: NSF Sci & Eng Indicators 2006) Country 2006 Rank Switzerland 1 Denmark 2 Netherlands 3 Ireland 4 USA 5 New Zealand 10 France 15 Portugal 20 Canada 22 Country 2006 Rank Argentina 26 Thailand 29 Brazil 31 Mexico 33 China 34 Taiwan 36 Chile 37 India 39 Poland 40

Mexico’s R & D Investment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],# of Researchers United States $343,747 1,387,882 Canada $86,758 1,223,756 China $23,839 125,330 Russia $20,155 464,357 Mexico $5,919 48,401 Turkey $4,884 42,663 Poland $3,310 59,573 Argentina $2,318 35,040 Portugal $1,840 21,126

Mexican Recipients of U.S. S&E PhDs (Source: NSF Sci & Eng Indicators 2006) PhD Recipients % Plan to Stay in U.S. % Definite Plans to Stay in U.S. The “Brain Drain”

How to Reverse the Brain Drain? Increase Corporate Competition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Library Funds Available through SEP Programas Integrales de Fortalecimiento Institucional (PIFI) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Mexico’s National Plan, the Program for Education 2007 – 2012 XXIV Reunión Anual del Consejo Nacional para Asuntos Bibliotecarios de las IES. Puebla, Mexico. 5 June 2008

SEP Funding for University Libraries is Apparent ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Researchers Evaluate Search Tools An Independent Study Conducted by Martin Akel & Associates ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Researchers Evaluate Search Tools An Independent Study Conducted by Martin Akel & Associates

Quality tools contribute to the technological health of a nation: A Case Study ,[object Object],CAPES Presentation at IEEE Meeting – Brasília, DF March 25, 2008.

CAPES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],April 07 CAPES Presentation at IEEE Meeting – Brasília, DF March 25, 2008.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Portal April 07 CAPES Presentation at IEEE Meeting – Brasília, DF March 25, 2008.

OBSERVATIONS ABOUT ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],CAPES Presentation at IEEE Meeting – Brasília, DF March 25, 2008.

SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION: BRAZIL AND WORLD: 1981-2006 CAPES Presentation at IEEE Meeting – Brasília, DF March 25, 2008.

PH.D. DEGREES GRANTED X PUBLISHED ARTICLES (ISI): 1987 -2006 CAPES Presentation at IEEE Meeting – Brasília, DF March 25, 2008.

Recommendations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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