Energy Collaborative

PlatformPartnership in Energy Research & Education

March 18-19, 2010

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Brian C. Gray

• Head of Reference• Engineering, Math & Statistics Librarian• Kelvin Smith Library• Case Western Reserve University

(Cleveland, Ohio)

• Email: bcg8@case.edu• Blog: http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/• Presentations: http://slideshare.net/bcg8

Kelvin Smith Library• Supports or includes:

• Case School of Engineering• College of Arts and Sciences• Weatherhead School of Management• General Studies• University Archives• Kulas Music Library• Astronomy Library

CWRU Libraries & Affiliations

CWRU:• Cleveland Health Sciences Library• Judge Ben C. Green Law Library• Harris Library of the Mandel School of

Applied Social Sciences

OhioLINK:

Consortium of 88 Ohio college & university libraries & State Library of Ohio

University Circle institutions, including museums, hospitals, schools

Perfect Ignition Source

• College-Based Librarian• CWRU strategic plan• Great Lakes Energy

Institute• Ohio’s energy push

Journey starts late 2008

The Energy Collaborative Platform is a Kelvin Smith Library initiative committed to partnership in the exploration of sustainability and alternative energy through providing world class collections, maintaining a Virtual Knowledge Center for Energy, cultivating researchers and students with educational opportunities, and capturing and disseminating the research of Case Western Reserve University and its partners.

“Librarian in the Laboratory”

• B.S. Chemical Engineering• College-based librarian• Office hours in Case School of Engineering• Participate in engineering meetings,

committees, seminars, etc.• Participate and/or collaborate in projects

even if not fulfilling the traditional role of the library.

Great Lakes Energy Institute

http://energy.case.edu/

Mission

To enable the transition to advanced sustainable energy generation, storage, distribution and utilization, through coordinated research, development and education.

Interdisciplinary

engineering, science, business, law, & history

New in 2009

Subscription to a news alerting service focused on energy & environment.

240+ New Books

http://researchguides.case.edu/energy

More Research Guideshttp://researchguides.case.edu

Guides done for classes on:• Energy & Society• Alternative Technologies versus Oil

Dependency• CWRU's Carbon Footprint -

Sustainability on Campus• Accessing Climate Change & Wind

Energy• Political Hype vs Science Fact:

Evidence, Risk, Preferences, Values, and "Spin"

Outreach to Campus & Beyond

Hosted IEEE 125th Anniversary Celebration

• IEEE library presentation & pizza for students

• “Innovations in Energy Storage” – open to the general public in partnership with GLEI & Cleveland Section IEEE

• Presentation to Cleveland Special Library Association on energy resources in partnership with IEEE

Ohio & Advanced Energy Push

Proposed wind turbines on Lake Erie which could be the first freshwater wind farm in the world.

Leveraging Power of All Participants

Attending Energy Events Looking for Partners & Information Consumers

Northeast Ohio nonprofit Technology-Based Economic Development organization with advanced energy focus

• Great Lakes Energy Development Task Force

• Green Energy Ohio• Great Lakes Science Center• Cleveland Foundation

Other Projects

• Partnered on a grant for a GLEI internship• Partner in writing a NSF grant• Teaching faculty to use collaboration tools

such as Google Apps, Google Sites, Adobe Connect, and other tools

• Consult on the GLEI website, including using web 2.0 tools and library resources

• Leveraging OhioLINK and other consortium• Hosting speakers and helping with campus

and K-12 outreach

Coming Soon

• Boiler plate materials for grant proposals

• Class about using DOE materials• Exploring: Data curation• Considering: Research services &

document delivery for the growing Ohio energy community

• Next library practicum student will have an energy focus

• Developing a business plan

New Holistic Approach

• PACKAGING• Multiple services & tools• Partnership/collaboration• Proactive• “Librarian in the

Laboratory”

New Approach

• No longer looked as just a “place for answers” but as a home to help develop answers

• Processes transferable to other disciplines

• Audience & partners outside university

Brian C. Gray• Head of Reference• Librarian - Engineering, Math, &

Statistics• Case Western Reserve University• Kelvin Smith Library• Email: bcg8@case.edu• Blog: http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/• Presentations:

http://slideshare.net/bcg8