My charge was clear: Highlight the library’s collections about entrepreneurship and innovation in one, easy-to-access location.
The challenge: the library has a robust collection of such books totaling more than 13,000 titles. Clearly, not all would fit in the cozy Fireplace Reading Room. My subject librarian colleagues provided a broad range of titles from their collecting areas, including biographies, books about inventions, and technology transfer. I contacted colleagues who coordinate entrepreneurship programs across campus and asked them to send me a picture of their bookshelves. From those pictures and recommendations I compiled an impressive list of titles about innovation, design thinking, and business startups.
The selected print and e-book titles represent some of the most compelling books about innovation and entrepreneurship in the University Library’s collection. A companion Innovation Bookshelf guide provides access to related books by topic and includes predefined searches for specific titles in every college further tailoring lists for various users.
