Elsevier Foundation Announces $500,000 in New Grants

The winning proposals for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries grant are:

• Collaborative Digital Reference Service System (CDRSS) for University Libraries in China: An Exploratory Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Information and Library Needs Assessment to support the Orotta School of Medicine, Physicians for Peace and GWU Medical Center Training project in Eritrea, George Washington University Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
• Building on an operational health network to develop a health information library network in Cameroon Centre International de Reference “Chantal Biya” (CIRCB)
• Creating an Integrated Library System (ILS) Using Open Source Software KOHA for BRAC, University Library, Aysha Abed Library BRAC University

Within the New Scholars program, the Elsevier Foundation has awarded five grants to enable scholars to balance childcare and family responsibilities during the early stages of their demanding careers in science and technology. The grant winners represent a range of international institutions pioneering new approaches to childcare, mentoring and networking.