eLife’s funder-partners to invest in ‘publish, then review’ model for science publishing - December 10, 2021
eLife has announced that its four funders, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the Max Planck Society and Wellcome, are extending their support for the non-profit organisation. The new investment will boost eLife’s efforts to openly review and curate research published as… Read More
NISO awarded Mellon funding for Controlled Digital Lending project - September 21, 2021
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has received a grant of $125,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the development of a consensus framework for implementing controlled digital lending (CDL) of book content by libraries, which has been approved by NISO members as a new… Read More
OCLC awarded IMLS grant to support libraries responding to the opioid crisis - August 6, 2021
OCLC, a non-profit global library organization, has been awarded an IMLS National Leadership Grant to develop a set of free online resources that staff at public libraries can use to determine how their library can address opioid use disorder in their local communities. … Read More
New OA publishing fund to help cut cost of publishing for University of Arkansas students, faculty and staff - August 6, 2021
A new fund will help reduce the cost of publishing for University of Arkansas students, faculty and staff. The Open Access Publishing Fund was created by the University Libraries, and seven colleges and campus units contributed. Authors who do not have another source of… Read More
National Science Foundation awards ARL and six universities grant to study discipline-specific models and costs for public access to research data - July 22, 2021
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and six universities involved in the Data Curation Network a $297,019 grant to conduct research, develop models, and collect costing information for public access to research data across five disciplinary… Read More
Ex Libris integrates Esploro and Pivot-RP solutions to deliver extensive research information management capabilities - June 15, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced the integration of the Ex Libris Esploro™ research information management solution and the Ex Libris Pivot-RP research funding solution. The integration enables research offices and faculty leaders to facilitate researchers’ access to global funding opportunities, enrich researcher profiles by capitalizing… Read More
ALA announces $1.25M emergency fund for libraries impacted by COVID-19 - April 12, 2021
The American Library Association (ALA) will make $1.25M available in emergency relief grants to libraries that have experienced substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund invites public, school, academic, and tribal libraries across the United States and US Territories to… Read More
OCLC to convene a diverse group to explore inclusive descriptive practices - March 31, 2021
OCLC, a non-profit global library cooperative, has been awarded a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to convene a diverse group of experts, practitioners, and community members to determine ways to improve descriptive practices, tools, infrastructure and workflows in libraries and archives. The… Read More
Ex Libris launches Pivot-RP, providing Institutions with access to comprehensive source of research funding - January 27, 2021
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced the launching of Pivot-RP, which brings together the best of the Ex Libris Pivot® and Research Professional® solutions and unifies their funding databases. The unified funding solution helps institutions connect researchers to funding opportunities, offers insights and shortcuts that assist… Read More
Europe PMC announces renewed funding and two new funders join the family - January 19, 2021
Europe PMC has announced that the Europe PMC infrastructure grant has been renewed for the period April 2021 to March 2026. The grant award is supported by 30 international biomedical funders and led by the Principal Investigator Dr Johanna McEntyre, of the European Bioinformatics… Read More
