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Business Implications for Emerging Technologies

Business Implications for Emerging Technologies. Management Librarian in Troy. Colette Holmes Email: holmec@rpi.edu Voice Mail: 518-276-8331 Folsom Library, 3 rd floor North (341A) Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM Appointments Recommended. Passwords & Tech Help.

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Business Implications for Emerging Technologies

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  1. Business Implications forEmerging Technologies

  2. Management Librarian in Troy • Colette Holmes • Email: holmec@rpi.edu • Voice Mail: 518-276-8331 • Folsom Library, 3rd floor North (341A) • Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM • Appointments Recommended

  3. Passwords & Tech Help • Your RCS Userid and Password • One sign on for most library services • Available from VCC Help Desk • Contact consult&rpi.edu Sample Logon Window for Off-Campus Access

  4. Emerging Technologies • 50 Most Innovative Companies • Gartner Top 10 • Emerging Technologies 2009 • Most Disruptive Industries 2008-2012 • O’Reilly Radar • Technology Review: 10 Emerging Technologies • ZDNet Emerging Tech blog

  5. Current News Sources • Computerworld • Fast Company • Technovation • New York Times • Wall Street Journal • NPR • Television Networks

  6. Business Contacts • Future of Tech: Top 100 Companies (Business Week) • National Business Incubation Association • Use Gale Encyclopedia of Associations Go to http://library.rpi.edu > Click on articles/journals tab. Select Business & Company Resources Center from articles/journals databases > Click Advanced Search link. > Select Associations from pull down. > Enter keyword for industry

  7. Reference Tools • Timelines of Invention and Technology • 16th century to Present • Access Science Encyclopedia • EngNetBase Compilation of essential engineering information

  8. Patent Backdrop • Otherwise healthy adult has stroke caused by hole in heart • Newer medical technologies bring to light previously undetected heart defects • Baby Boomers and Gen Xers Market May have known/unknown congenital heart defects while living into adulthood • Repair procedures in place since 1940s • Procedures performed by Pediatric Cardio. Surgeons • One known defect associated with migraines • Clinical trials for closures relating to strokes , migraines • Treatments vary

  9. Google Patent Search Strategy Go to: http://www.google.com/advanced_patent_search Enter heart hole closure in all of the words search box. Select Issued patents check box. Return patents issued between Jan 1975 to Oct 2010. Click Google Search button. Click on first title in search results, Medical holeclosure device and methods of useUS Pat. 5976174 - Filed Dec 15, 1997

  10. Google Patents

  11. Ruiz’ Patent

  12. Ruiz’s Patent

  13. In 2010 Ruiz Was Referenced by

  14. Carlos E. Ruiz’s Patent Medical hole closure device and methods of use … Carlos E. Ruiz Patent Patent Number: 5976174 Issued: Nov 2, 1999

  15. Luiz Patent - Citations vs. References • Luiz Patent was granted a patent Nov 2, 1999. • Citations (Patents that Ruiz Cited) • Cited in his Application; Date back to 1950 • Referenced by • Patents that cited Luiz’ 1999 patent • “Referencers” date from Jan 2000 – Oct 2010

  16. No. of Patents Referencing Ruiz’ Patent Time Period(Number of Patents) 2000 (1) 2001 (4) 2002 (4) 2003 (8) 2004 (8) 2005 (12) 2006 (11) 2007 (10) 2008 (6) 2009 (16) Jan to Oct 2010 (26) -- In last 8 months

  17. More on Patents • See Also Course Guides: BIET Select Business Implications of Emerging Technologies • Compiled by: • Linda Knack Instructional Services Librarian Cole Library, Hartford, CT

  18. Pre-Publication Resources • Research Papers • Technical Reports • Working Papers • SSRN, NBER • Conference Proceedings • Web of Science, IEEEXplore, Compendex • Clinical Trials

  19. Invisible College - Experts in the Field • Research Databases • Scholarly Articles & Conference Papers • Web of Science • PubMed • IEEEXplore • Science Direct • Other A to Z databases

  20. Search Strategy – Web of Science • From Web of Science page. • Click Advanced Search link. • In first search box enter, heart hole • Select Topic • Select Timespan 2000-2010 • Deselect Arts & Humanities. • Click Search button.

  21. Web of Science Topic Search

  22. Web of Science

  23. Web of Science

  24. Investigate

  25. Web of Science Refine Search Results • Most Cited Author • Author’s Address/Contact Info • Institutions where research is done • Conference Titles • Funding Agencies • Document Type (Review Article

  26. Public Companies • Example – NMT Medical • Ticker Symbol - nmti • Sells stock • Traded on stock exchange(s) - NAS • Must report to SEC • Information is public record

  27. Company Databases • Mergent Online • LexisNexis Academic • Net Advantage • Business Source Premier • Business & Company Resource Center

  28. SIC &NAICS • Numeric classification codes • Describe industries • Used to collect data on industries • Used to classify companies by data • Codes may vary source-to-source • e.g. US Census vs. Mergent • Vary over time

  29. SIC vs. NAICS – Example NMT Medical • NMT Medical • SIC Code 3841 • (Surgical and Medical Instruments) • NAICS Code 339112 • (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) • Primary SIC/NAICS

  30. SIC/NAICS Web Pages to Bookmark • Ask Dr. NAICS (US Census Bureau) • NAICS(US Census Bureau) • SIC Manual (Dept. of Labor) Concordance TablesSIC to NAICSNAICS to SIC

  31. Industry Reports Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage From NetAdvantage page, click on Industries tab. Click Industry Surveys in left frame to browse reports Business & Company Resource Center From BCRS home page, click on Industry Search link. Enter NAICS code, click NAICS radio button. Click Search codes button. Reuters Sectors & Industries E- Stats (US Census) – Measuring the Internet Economy

  32. R&D and Other Statistics • NSF (National Science Foundation) • Science & Engineering • National Center for Education Statistics • NLM (National Library of Medicine) • FAQ: Medical Statistics • SSTI Useful Stats

  33. More Statistics • New York State Statistical Yearbook • Statistical Almanac of the United States • U.S. Business Statistics • Alphabetical • Subject • International Business Statistics

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