AAP commends California Governor’s funding proposal for Common Core implementation - May 20, 2013
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has commended California Governor Jerry Brown's proposal for $1 billion in state funding to implement Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The move is seen to be a critical step forward in strengthening California's support of its students. The proposal,… Read More
Mellon Grant awarded to NISO to encode e-resource license templates in ONIX-PL - April 19, 2013
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) a grant to support the encoding of a collection of template licences for e-resources into the ONIX for Publications Licenses (ONIX-PL) format. The encodings will be deposited into the GOKb and KB+ knowledgebase… Read More
RSC urges UK govt. to boost funding for research, ahead of next week’s budget - March 15, 2013
The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has urged government to boost funding for science research ahead of next week's Budget. According to RSC, the UK has risked slipping into the margin of world competitiveness without further investment in science. The country's economic recovery is… Read More
ALA Office for Diversity calls for 2013-2014 Diversity Research Grant proposals - February 7, 2013
The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity seeks proposals for its Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity topic, including the recruitment and promotion of diverse individuals within the profession or the provision of library services to diverse populations that addresses critical gaps… Read More
UC Libraries unveils fund pilot for open access publishing - February 4, 2013
The UC Libraries has announced new campus-based open access (OA) fund pilots to support UC faculty members who wish to make their research findings immediately and freely available to the public. Funded in part by the California Digital Library (CDL), these new OA funds will help… Read More
JISC funds facilitates open access to 6,500 digitised museum objects - January 30, 2013
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that it has funded a project to make 6,500 newly digitised objects from University College London and the University of Reading's diverse museum collections openly accessible to students, teachers and the public at large. The objects include… Read More
Science investment plans need to be supported by long-term research funding: RSC head - January 28, 2013
The Chief Executive of the UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Dr. Robert Parker, has said that David Willetts' announcement on the government's spending plans for capital investment in science is good news for the chemical sciences. However, he has called for a long-term increase in… Read More
CSA Trust invites applicants for Jacques-Émile Dubois Grant - January 16, 2013
The Chemical Structure Association (CSA) Trust, a US-based organisation that seeks to promote the critical importance of cheminformatics in chemical research, has created a grant programme. The programme has been renamed in honour of Professor Jacques-Émile Dubois, who made significant contributions to the field of cheminformatics.… Read More
Library professionals called to apply for EBSCO/ER&L fellowship - January 3, 2013
EBSCO Information Services and Electronic Resources & Libraries (ER&L) are calling for library professionals to apply for the inaugural "Information to Inspiration" Fellowship. The deadline for submissions is January 18. The programme is designed to inform and inspire librarians. Through this programme, a library professional… Read More
EBSCO and ER&L partner to provide Information to Inspiration Fellowship - December 20, 2012
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Electronic Resources & Libraries (ER&L) have announced the inaugural 'Information to Inspiration' Fellowship. Designed to advance the careers of highly motivated library professionals and the field of librarianship, this unique programme will provide up to $4,000 to support a library professional… Read More
