IUL News for October 28, 1996 Volume 23, Number 42
IN THIS ISSUE...
1. Faculty/Staff News
2. Grants Writing
3. Summary of Grant Opportunities
4. IUPUI Library Faculty Web Site
1. FACULTY/STAFF NEWS
On October 16, 1996, May Jafari, University Libraries, presented a paper
entitled: "Utilizing Technology for Information Retrieval: How the Web
Can Enhance Library Services" at the 8th Annual Hypermedia 96 Conference
held at IUPUI University Place Conference Center.
Effective October 21, Katherine Frisch accepted the Searching/Gifts
Coordinator position in MPS. Before coming to Bloomington, Katherine was
a paraprofessional copy cataloger at Northwestern University Library.
2. GRANTS WRITING
Charles Hixson began a half time grants writing assignment in the
Libraries Development Office. Charles will help write and coordinate a
variety of grants including the Ameritech/Library of Congress Digital
Library initiative.
Charles is located in E 164 in the Main Library. He can be reached on
Wednesdays from 1:30-3:30 pm or by appointment at 5-7747 for anyone
interested in grants information.
3. SUMMARY OF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Materials/Equipment Acquisition (computers, books, tapes, etc.) Any US
research or educational institution(above high school level) is eligible.
DEADLINE: November 1
This program goals are: research and understanding of Japan in the US
through donation of books and other materials related to Japan, and
funding for resource acquisition; to promote national and regional resource
sharing and library cooperation. Categories in this program include two
categories for materials in English and tow for materials in Japanese.
CONTACT: Michael Paschal, Research Associate at: (212) 489-0299 or by
FAX: (212) 489-0409.
Japan Foundation 152 W. 57th St., 39th Floor, New York, NY 10019
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"Documents to the People" Award
DEADLINE: Dec. 1 Applications and nominations are invited; appropriate
forms may be obtained from the Government Documents Round Table Staff
Liaison at ALA.
This award (up to $2,000) donated by Congressional Information Service, is
given annually to an individual, library, organization, or noncommercial
group that has effectively encouraged use of government documents in
support of library services.
CONTACT: ALA Awards Staff Liaison (312) 280-3247; FAX (312) 280-3257;
email: awards@ala.org.
4. IUPUI LIBRARY FACULTY WEB SITE
Announcing the IUPUI Library Faculty Web Site!
The site is designed to facilitate access to official documents of the IUPUI
Library Faculty. Visit us at: http://beaker.medlib.iupui.edu/libfac/
home.html
Inaugurated in July, 1996, the site is maintained by IUPUI Library
Faculty Chair, Julie Fore.
--Kellie Kaneshiro, IUPUI Library Faculty Past Chair (1995/96)
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