‘Geek the Library’ campaign now available to libraries in the US - August 24, 2010
A community-based public awareness campaign, Geek the Library, is now available for adoption by any US public library. The campaign is designed to highlight the vital role of public libraries in today's challenging economic environment and to increase local library support. Geek the Library has proven… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry moots increase in R&D spending - August 16, 2010
As the UK Government's autumn CSR (Comprehensive Spending Review) approaches, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has entered the recent debate over research and development funding, via a letter sent to Prof. Adrian Smith of the department for Business Innovation and Skills. In the letter, RSC… Read More
University Press Ebook Consortium gets Mellon Foundation grant - August 9, 2010
The team of directors spearheading University Press Ebook Consortium - a university press-branded consortium to sell collections of e-books to academic libraries - has announced a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for $47,000. The grant will be used to advance the venture toward its Fall 2011 launch. Fifty-five… Read More
OCLC and ALISE invite proposals for 2011 Library and Information Science Research Grant Program - August 5, 2010
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, and OCLC Research, in collaboration with the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), are inviting research proposals for the 2011 Library and Information Science Research Grant Program (LISRGP). Awards of up to $15,000 are… Read More
Long-term investment in science critical for UK’s economic health, says RSC - July 27, 2010
Reducing Britain's science budget will have a paralysing effect on economic growth, the jobs market and the nation's ability to produce the world-class scientists of the future, according to the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). The UK risks combining mediocre funding in research with one of… Read More
Emerald and CLADEA call for applications for the 2010 Latin American Management Research Fund Award - July 22, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, in collaboration with Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administracion (CLADEA), is calling for applications for the 2010 Latin American Management Research Fund Award. Applications should address the dissemination of knowledge for the social good with a… Read More
BMJ, Lancet criticise British govt. plans to reorganise NHS - July 19, 2010
British medical journals The BMJ and The Lancet have criticised UK Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's plans for the reorganisation of the NHS. The government has admitted that £1.7 billion had been set aside to fund the changes in the first year. Both Lancet and BMJ have published separate editorials criticising… Read More
NIH grant to support Milwaukee-wide research partnership - July 19, 2010
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $20 million grant to The Medical College of Wisconsin, representing a consortium of eight Milwaukee institutions, to create a Milwaukee-wide research partnership that shares a common vision, resources and staff to advance biomedical research, patient care and… Read More
NEH grant to support Medieval Academy of America’s digital editions project - July 13, 2010
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Research Programs, has awarded the Medieval Academy of America $120,000 to support Retrospective Digital Editions of print editions published by the Academy. The two-year grant will make it possible for the Academy to digitise thirty-eight editions published… Read More
Elsevier Foundation awards 2010 New Scholars grant to the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World - July 1, 2010
The Elsevier Foundation has announced that it has awarded the 2010 New Scholars grant to the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSDW) for two programmes - the National Assessments and Benchmarking of Gender, Science, Technology and Innovation and the OWSDW Awards for… Read More
