Entrepreneurship Initiatives in Academic Libraries

Abstract

Academic library spaces and services have widely broadened their missions away from providing only traditional research services and quiet spaces for study. Today, academic libraries are increasingly repurposing space and redesigning services to become the hub of innovation on university campuses. The literature explores entrepreneurship and academic libraries from many perspectives but with a common theme of the library as a leader in support of entrepreneurship initiatives on campus.

Keywords:

• Academic libraries
• engagement and outreach
• entrepreneurial studies
• entrepreneurship
• librarian competencies
• makerspaces

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Wes Edens

Wes Edens is a Liaison Librarian at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. He was previously Director of the International Business Information Centre (IBIC) at Thunderbird School of Management, and Business Librarian at Chester Fritz Library at the University of North Dakota. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University as well as a Master of Library Science and BA in business administration from the University of Arizona.

Allison Leaming Malecki

Allison Leaming Malecki is an Associate Librarian at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. She worked previously as a Business Librarian at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Allison holds a Master of Public Administration degree from NYU, and a Master of Library and Information Science degree and BA in International Development and Economics from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.