ÜberResearch unveils global grants database, Dimensions, for publishers - October 17, 2016
Data science company ÜberResearch has unveiled its global grants database, Dimensions, for scholarly publishers – to enable them to understand new trends in research as they emerge, and compare the most up-to-date activity in research funding with ongoing publication trends. Dimensions is the industry’s first searchable… Read More
bioRxiv receives additional financial support - September 7, 2016
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has announced that its free, not-for-profit preprint service bioRxiv has received generous additional financial support. In the three years since bioRxiv began, biomedical scientists have warmly embraced the sharing of results as preprints prior to formal publication. Submissions to bioRxiv… Read More
UC Davis and CDL complete ‘Pay It Forward’ project - August 12, 2016
The University of California, Davis and the California Digital Library recently completed the 18-month Pay It Forward project, an effort funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation. The project brought together research libraries at Harvard, Ohio State University, the University of British Columbia,… Read More
Applications called for 2016 EBSCO Charleston Conference Scholarship - August 10, 2016
Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 EBSCO Charleston Conference scholarship. Sponsored by EBSCO Information Services, the scholarship grants up to $1,000 for the winner to register for the 2016 Charleston Conference, as well as other expenses related to attending the conference. The Charleston… Read More
Dimensions Funding Database from ÜberResearch reaches milestone of 2.37 million funded projects from more than 250 funding organisations - July 25, 2016
Data science company ÜberResearch has announced that Dimensions, its global grants database for science funders now tracks research grants totalling 1 trillion US dollars. The global database consists of funds representing over 250 funding organisations, and 2.37 million funded projects. The Dimensions database allows users… Read More
The Johns Hopkins University receives major grant to develop and deploy a platform to host OA monographs on Project MUSE - July 15, 2016
The Johns Hopkins University has been awarded a two-year $938,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop and deploy MUSE Open in Project MUSE, a unit of The Johns Hopkins University Press. This is one in… Read More
Global Challenge Research Fund – call for evidence - July 11, 2016
The Government Spending Review on November 25, 2015 announced a new £1.5 billion Global Challenges Research Fund, to ensure UK science takes the lead in addressing the problems faced by developing countries, while developing their ability to deliver cutting-edge research. The Global Challenges Research Fund is an initiative of… Read More
WebJunction receives IMLS grant to initiate active learning spaces in small public libraries - May 12, 2016
WebJunction, a program of OCLC Research, has received a $249,710 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for the two-year project, 'Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces.' In partnership with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries,… Read More
New grant to help Cornell University Library improve information access by scholars - April 26, 2016
A new grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Cornell University Library develop new tools and methods to better describe libraries' scholarly information resources and share those descriptions among different institutions. In collaboration with the libraries of Harvard and… Read More
Plum Analytics’ new funding tool helps researchers find grants to fund research - March 23, 2016
Plum Analytics, an EBSCO company, is providing an integrated experience to help researchers find grant opportunities to fund their research. PlumX™ Funding Opportunities helps researchers search for available grants, and when used with the PlumX Suite, allows them to analyze the grant opportunities within the context… Read More
