SAGE announces winners of SAGE sponsored ARL attendance grant for IFLA Congress 2013 - July 9, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the three recipients of the co-sponsored Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) attendance grant for the annual IFLA World Library and Information Congress (IFLA WLIC). Joseph A. Semugabi, Librarian at the Law Development Centre, Uganda; Sasekea Harris, Academic Librarian at… Read More
SAGE announces winner of 2013 ALPSP travel grant - July 5, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the recipient of their 2013 library travel grant for the ALPSP International Conference. Penny Andrews, Library Graduate Trainee at Leeds Metropolitan University won by answering 'what would be your top tip to give students about conducting research.' Penny was chosen… Read More
ORCID awarded Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant to support university and professional society integration of persistent identifiers - June 17, 2013
ORCID, a non-profit organisation that provides an open registry of unique identifiers for researchers, has announced a new project aimed at encouraging the adoption and integration of persistent researcher identifiers by research universities and scientific and social science professional associations. Funded by the Alfred P.… Read More
Scientists call for more funding in science to keep Britain competitive - June 7, 2013
Scientists have warned that the economy will be damaged without more support for British research and development. According to a Royal Society of Chemistry report, to be presented at a House of Commons event, there is growing evidence to suggest that the UK science base is… Read More
UK’s four national academies respond to Government consultation on science and research funding - May 21, 2013
The Presidents of the Academy of Medical Sciences, the British Academy, the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering have responded jointly in a letter to the Government’s consultation on strategic priorities for science and research funding. The letter follows on from a recent joint… Read More
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
