Abstract

Wroclaw University of Technology is situated in Lower Silesia – the dynamically developing region of Poland. Focusing on adopting its own offer to the market needs had been selected as a strategy. Due to that, a synergy effect has been achieved with the development of segments strategic for the region. The University is strongly oriented to cooperation with the economy and industry. One of the key initiatives was establishment within the University structure the Center for Scientific and Technical Information on January 1, 2014. This is the unit responsible for collecting and providing scientific and technical information for the needs of performing scientific research and supporting didactics, as well as coordinating cooperation with the economy and technology transfer. Within the structure of the Center, the Traditional and Electronic Libraries were established, providing the library-information services and creating also the digital library, knowledge repository and the data base for scientific achievements. Besides the library resources, data bases and electronic periodicals, the Center makes available the patent and standardizing information, as well as the information on new technologies both, for the needs of scientific society and industry representatives. Tasks of the Center involve, among others, also collecting knowledge on technologies developed at the University, conducted projects, available scientific equipment and informing on opportunities for commercialization of the research results. In the paper, the genesis of formation of the Center for Scientific and Technical Information and its basic tasks directed in particular at cooperation of science with economy and industry have been presented. Changes in the library and information system of the University and establishment of the Center reveal the new role of libraries and centers of scientific and technical information.

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