ALISE and OCLC Research name recipients of 2010 Library and Information Science Research Grants - February 26, 2010
The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) and OCLC Research have awarded 2010 Library and Information Science Research Grants to Louise Spiteri of Dalhousie University and Laurel Tarulli of Halifax Public Libraries; Hsin-liang Chen and Barbara Albee of Indiana University; and Besiki Stvilia and… Read More
Three libraries bag in-kind grants from LibQUAL+ for survey participation - February 16, 2010
LibQUAL+ has announced that three libraries have been selected to receive in-kind grants to facilitate their participation in the 2010 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… Read More
ALA calls on US govt. to restore funding for libraries - February 2, 2010
The American Library Association (ALA) has called on the US Congress to restore the funding lost to libraries in the President’s budget proposal. President Barack Obama released his fiscal 2011 Budget Proposal to Congress, calling for a freeze to federal library funding under the Library Services… Read More
US agriculture department allots $100 million funding for rural libraries - January 28, 2010
The US’ Secretary of Agriculture has announced the allocation of $100 million in funding for public libraries to provide educational opportunities and improve public services in rural communities. The funding – from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Community Facilities - will be provided… Read More
Elsevier Foundation announces $600,000 in new grants for libraries worldwide - January 15, 2010
The Elsevier Foundation has announced the 2009 grant recipients, committing a total of $600,000 to 12 institutions from around the world to support the work of libraries and scholars in science, technology and medicine. The grant recipients were selected from 250 applicants worldwide for their innovation… Read More
Panel calls on US agencies to develop policies for better public access to research results - January 14, 2010
An expert panel of librarians, library scientists, publishers and university academic leaders has called on US federal agencies that fund research, to develop and implement a more robust scholarly publishing system. The policies ought to ensure free public access to the results of the research they fund ‘as soon as… Read More
ARL, partners receive grant to study value of academic libraries to students, faculty - January 13, 2010
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), has received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The funding will be used to study the value of… Read More
JISC funding for Intute service to cease from August 2010 - December 17, 2009
The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that funding to the Intute service will cease in its current form from August 1, 2010. JISC and Intute are considering whether limited aspects of the current content could be sustained through different routes perhaps using social… Read More
Chinese Academy of Sciences announces membership agreement with BioMed Central - December 10, 2009
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced a membership agreement with open access publisher BioMed Central to cover publication costs for research articles published by researchers at its institutions. CAS has long been a supporter of open access, having signed the Berlin Declaration in 2004.… Read More
JISC launches investment plan for 2009/2010 - November 17, 2009
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), UK, has launched its investment plan for the academic year 2009/2010. JISC will invest over £7 million to advance the innovative use of digital technologies in UK colleges and universities. Over the next nine months JISC will be investing in… Read More
