BBSRC, EMBL-EBI welcome UK funding for ELIXIR project - February 15, 2011
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) welcome news that funding has been earmarked from the UK's Large Facilities Capital Fund for ELIXIR (European Life-science Infrastructure for Biological Information). ELIXIR… Read More
Four libraries selected to receive in-kind grants from LibQUAL+ for participation in 2011 survey - February 11, 2011
LibQUAL+ has announced that four libraries have been selected to receive in-kind grants to facilitate their participation in the 2011 LibQUAL+ survey. LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track, understand and act upon users' opinions of service quality. These services are offered to the library… Read More
JISC unveils shared services in cloud computing under new programme for universities - February 8, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced a new programme that seeks to support colleges and universities in the innovative use of digital technologies, using shared services in cloud computing infrastructure and applications. The programme will start in March 2011 and finish in March… Read More
Capital funding cut to hit UK university science departments hard, says RSC - February 7, 2011
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has expressed concern over the decision of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to slash more than 66 percent from capital funding in science during the next academic year. The move will act as a ticking time-bomb for… Read More
NPG expands support for Creative Commons - January 12, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and Creative Commons have announced an ongoing agreement to support the work of Creative Commons (CC). NPG has pledged an annual donation to CC. This will be equivalent to $20 for every article processing charge… Read More
Large cut to capital budget may damage UK’s science research, says RSC director - December 22, 2010
Prof. Jim Iley, director of science and education at the UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), has said that a large cut to the capital budget could damage science research. According to him, given the financial climate, the funding settlement - particularly in terms of the… Read More
Elsevier Foundation announces 2010 grants for libraries in developing nations - December 17, 2010
The Elsevier Foundation has announced the 2010 recipients of grants under its Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries programme, committing over $300,000 to support the work of libraries in developing countries. The 2010 grant recipients were selected from 260 proposals worldwide for their innovation and potential for… Read More
SAGE funding for doctoral students at University of Sussex Library - November 29, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE, US, has announced plans to partially fund a new research hive for doctoral students and researchers at the University of Sussex Library. The library's Research Support Programme offers a dedicated space, or 'hive', for researchers and academics to meet and discuss their work.… Read More
Internet Society donation to support W3C stewardship of open web platform - November 18, 2010
The Internet Society has announced a $1 million donation to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in its continuing efforts to foster an open Internet ecosystem. This is the second installment of the Internet Society's 2009 pledge of $2.5 million over three… Read More
Duke joins Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity - October 5, 2010
Duke University has joined a group of leading research institutions in signing a Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity (COPE). The compact seeks to make it easier for researchers to publish their work in open-access scholarly journals, where it would be freely available online. As part of… Read More
