OIKLScan Publication Overview July 2017

This document is a publication from OIKLScan, dated July 21, 2017, which presents various initiatives and developments within academic libraries and universities. It outlines the establishment of a venture fund by SMU students in collaboration with the entrepreneurship community Kairos Asean, aimed at supporting start-ups with student founders. The document also details the University of Michigan's trial of a self-driving shuttle service, leveraging new state laws regarding autonomous vehicles. Additionally, it describes the MIT Libraries' creation of a blog site focused on data mining and machine learning applications in library settings. A significant study on provosts' perceptions of academic library value is summarized, indicating that usage and satisfaction data have a moderate impact on funding decisions. The document further discusses a case study from the Claremont Colleges Library on digital humanities projects and highlights a grant awarded to North Carolina State University for enhancing digital scholarship. Lastly, it mentions a collaboration involving Siemens and NTU to promote digitalization in Southeast Asian companies.