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
SAGE continues its support for Campaign for Social Sciences initiative with new contribution - April 12, 2012
The Academy of Social Sciences marked the one-year anniversary of its Campaign for Social Science with over £100,000 in total donations. The objective of the Campaign is to be raising £250,000 per annum by 2016. Academic and professional publisher SAGE has promoted the Campaign since its… Read More
National Library of Medicine awards $67 million for informatics research training - April 11, 2012
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced that the NLM is awarding 14 five-year grants, totalling more than $67 million, for research training in biomedical informatics, the discipline that seeks to apply computer and communications technology… Read More
LibQUAL+ seeks applicants for in-kind grant programme 2013 - March 8, 2012
LibQUAL+ has announced that five institutions will be selected to receive in-kind grants to participate in the 2013 LibQUAL+ survey. This will be the eighth year LibQUAL+ has sponsored an in-kind grant programme. There are two application deadlines for the 2013 grant programme: June 17, 2012,… Read More
European Commission allocates additional EUR 10 million to COST - March 8, 2012
The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) and the European Science Foundation (ESF) have been informed by the European Commission Directorate-General for Research & Innovation of their decision to allocate an additional EUR 10 million to COST. This allocation raises the total budget for COST… Read More
UCLA Library receives $3.4 million grant for project focused on ephemeral media of Middle East - March 2, 2012
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has announced that the UCLA Library has received a grant of $3.4 million from the Arcadia Fund to launch an initiative to digitise, preserve and provide broad public access to print items, images, and multimedia and social networking resources… Read More
JISC Advance to fund projects to enhance existing higher education resources - February 28, 2012
The UK’s JISC Advance is inviting proposals to enhance or repurpose existing resources for use in the further education and skills sectors. This £1.4 million funding will both improve the learner experience and increase efficiencies, it is expected. JISC Advance is looking for proposals which… Read More
ResearchGATE announces completion of Series B financing - February 23, 2012
ResearchGATE, a scientific network for scientists and researchers, has announced the completion of its Series B financing. The round is being led by Founders Fund partner Luke Nosek, co-founder of PayPal, with participation from Benchmark Capital, Accel Partners, Michael Birch (co-founder, Bebo), and David O.… Read More
