• Kerry Smith's The Researching Librarian site is a great resource for funding information and guidance on research and publication.

• The Medical Library Association's Suggestions for Publishing Support page offers tips on funding, writing, and publishing research work.

• The Institute of Museum and Library Services has information on Library Services and Technology Act grants which, in Ohio, are administered through the State Library of Ohio. There is also a direct link to LSTA Minigrants, administered by the State Library of Ohio, which are available for academic libraries.

• The Chronicle of Higher Education has a page listing new grant and research opportunities in many fields.

• The American Library Association's Grants & Scholarships Index lists opportunities sponsored by ALA and its divisions.

• The Society of Research Administrators' GrantsWeb has useful information on federal and private assistance for research along with tips on proposal writing and legal issues associated with funding.

• The Community of Science's Funding Opportunities page provides a searchable database of research funding (subscribers only).

  For non-subscribers there is a Funded Research page which lists funding provided by five government agencies. You can also set up a profile of your research interests so that interested colleagues and funders can contact you (free to all).

• The Steven I. Goldspiel Memorial Research Fund offers an annual grant for research projects which promote research on and advancement of library sciences.

• The Library and Information Services Internet Research Register is a searchable index of ongoing research projects in library and information science.

Do you know of an additional site with research grant information? E-mail Lesley Jorbin at l.jorbin@csuohio.edu so that your site can be added to the list.


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