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Exploring the Need for Intellectual Property Information Literacy for Business and STEM Disciplines

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Information Literacy in the Workplace (ECIL 2017)

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Abstract

A major component of any information literacy training program incorporates training on copyright and fair use. While in the library literature, librarians have provided excellent training on understanding copyright and appropriate use, they have not focused on providing training on other forms of intellectual property (IP), particularly patents. As IP in the form of patents is becoming exponentially more important in the research-to-commercialization process, more work on information literacy training about patents is needed. This paper provides definitions of IP literacy, places the value of IP literacy in a larger context, looks at target audiences, proposes a framework for IP literacy and provides suggestions about the role that librarians can play in developing IP literacies beyond copyright.

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  1. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

    Janis Tyhurst

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  1. Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey

    Serap Kurbanoğlu

  2. University of Paris-Est, Champs-sur-Marne, France

    Joumana Boustany

  3. University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Sonja Špiranec

  4. University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA

    Esther Grassian

  5. University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA

    Diane Mizrachi

  6. University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA

    Loriene Roy

Appendix: Selected Patent Training Resources

Appendix: Selected Patent Training Resources

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EUIPO Educational Materials: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/educational-materials

European Patent Office: https://www.epo.org/about-us/office/academy.html

USPTO Webinars and IP E-learning Modules [available in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian]: https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/global-intellectual-property-academy-gipa/uspto-webinars-and-ip-e-learning

WIPO Academy: http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/

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Tyhurst, J. (2018). Exploring the Need for Intellectual Property Information Literacy for Business and STEM Disciplines. In: Kurbanoğlu, S., Boustany, J., Špiranec, S., Grassian, E., Mizrachi, D., Roy, L. (eds) Information Literacy in the Workplace. ECIL 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 810. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74334-9_27

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