EBSCO and ALA co-sponsor seven scholarships for librarians to attend the ALA Annual Conference - June 7, 2012
EBSCO, in co-sponsorship with the American Library Association (ALA), has awarded seven librarians $1,000 scholarships to attend the ALA Annual Conference. The conference is scheduled to be held at Anaheim from June 21-26, 2012. As part of the application process, librarians were asked to explain… Read More
Research collaboration platform Mendeley expands with funding from Eurostar - May 30, 2012
Financial and ideological backing from EUREKA Eurostars, an R&D initiative funded by the European Community and the UK’s Technology Strategy Board, has reportedly helped rapidly establish Mendeley as a serious player in the academic industry. Mendeley is a research collaboration platform… Read More
Opening up Archives project receives additional funding - May 29, 2012
Opening up Archives, The National Archives' project to tackle skills shortages in the wider archives sector, has been allocated additional funding of over £250,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The extension grant awarded as part of HLF's Skills for the Future programme will guarantee… Read More
RSC chief welcomes BBSRC investment in UK bioscience - May 25, 2012
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Chief Executive Dr Robert Parker has welcomed the announcement of £250 million allocation by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) as the first phase of a five year strategic investment programmes. The RSC chief said it was an… Read More
NLM among Medical Heritage Library member libraries participating in the digitisation of historical medical journals - May 22, 2012
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the National Institutes of Health, is among the Medical Heritage Library (MHL) member libraries participating in a project to digitise an estimated 6,000 volumes from 200 historical American medical journal titles published between… Read More
Elsevier Foundation seeks new grant proposals for 2012 New Scholars and Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries programmes - May 4, 2012
The Elsevier Foundation is seeking new grant proposals for the 2012 New Scholars and Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries programmes. The deadline for proposals is June 24, 2012. Grants will be awarded in December 2012 and provide one, two and three year awards between US$5,000 to… Read More
CrossRef announces FundRef, a pilot collaboration between scholarly publishers and funding agencies - May 3, 2012
CrossRef, a US-based not-for-profit membership association of publishers, has announced FundRef, a pilot collaboration between scholarly publishers and funding agencies that will standardise the names of research funders and add grant numbers attributed in journal articles or other scholarly documents. The collaboration would allow researchers, publishers,… Read More
EBSCO grants awarded to four librarians to attend 2012 MLA Annual Meeting - May 1, 2012
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has awarded grants sponsored by EBSCO to four librarians to assist with travel and conference-related expenses to attend the MLA Annual Meeting in Seattle, May 18–23, 2012. The awards of $1,000 each are presented annually to librarians who are early in… Read More
Optical Society members discuss federal funding of R&D with US policymakers - April 26, 2012
Optical Society (OSA) members from around the US came together on Capitol Hill recently to speak with lawmakers about science policy issues, federal investments in research and development (R&D) and discuss proposed funding levels in the upcoming FY 2013 appropriations bills. The OSA members will join… Read More
Collections Trust secures Euro 8 million investment to bring Collections online - April 23, 2012
The Collections Trust has secured major European Commission investment in projects worth a total of €8 million to help museums, archives and libraries share their collections online safely and sustainably. According to Collections Trust CEO Nick Poole, this new investment represents a milestone in the Collections… Read More
