January 2007

Find a Pearl in OAIster!

Posted by Max on 27 January, 2007 in Academic Libraries, Digital Libraries

OAIster is a union catalog of digital resources. It harvests records using OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocal for Metadata Harvesting) which is not the same as the Open Access movement. This is part of what is known as the “deep web” - resources that are not traditionally found in standard web search tools [...]

Notice: NHPRC requires use of Grants.gov for its grant applications

Posted by Max on 26 January, 2007 in Grants, Preservation

To Potential Grant Applicants:
In order to better serve the grant-seeking public, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission is modernizing many of its application processes. The structure and content requirements of the applications, including budgets, narrative texts, and deadlines, will remain largely unchanged. We will, however, require the electronic submission of grant applications via the [...]