University Library Data Purchase Program
Notice from the University Library: The University Library is soliciting applications from faculty and graduate students who need to purchase numeric or spatial data for their research. Through this...
View ArticleSpecies Requiem Day: Display and Guides
September 1 is Species Requiem Day, which commemorates the death of the last passenger pigeon in 1914. Her name was Martha, and she died in the Cincinnati Zoo. In honor of this solemn occasion,...
View ArticleScholarly Commons Open House October 3
A message from the librarians and staff of the Scholarly Commons: You are invited to the Scholarly Commons Open House The Scholarly Commons, a University Library unit that serves research, data, and...
View ArticleScience Magazine’s Open Access Sting
Published in today’s issue of Science are the results of an Open Access sting in which a fictitious paper written by a fictitious scientist at a fictitious institution was submitted for publication to...
View ArticleNational Forest Foundation Matching Awards Program RFP
The National Forest Foundation, a non-profit partner of the US National Forest Service is currently accepting applications for funding through their Matching Awards Program for “direct on-the-ground...
View ArticleOpen Access Week Events on Campus, October 21-25
Open Access Week is coming! This worldwide event focuses on the benefits of Open Access for researchers, institutions, and research progress in general. On our campus, the University Library’s...
View ArticleHow Are You Using Data for the Public Good?
The National Academy of Sciences Board on Research Data and Information (BRDI) is holding an open challenge to increase awareness of issues in the use of research data, including “accessibility,...
View ArticleGreat Lakes Fishery Commission Open-Access Videos
Just launched: Great Lakes Fishery Commission open-access video database, featuring an extensive inaugural collection of footage on sea lamprey biology, research, and control. Asian carp is also...
View ArticleWebinar: Discover Your World with NOAA
Webinar: Discover Your World with NOAA: Learn How NOAA Monitors the Pulse of the Earth, and How to Access and Use NOAA’s Free Online Resources Wednesday, November 13, 2pm-3pm EST (1pm-2pm CST) Learn...
View ArticleEnvironmental Solutions for Communities Grant Program
Wells Fargo and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation have announced their 2014 Environmental Solutions for Communities Grant Program. “Wells Fargo and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation...
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Can you post your article on your profile?
Sometimes, but not always… Elsevier has begun issuing take-down notices to Academia.edu for PDFs of Elsevier articles. These articles were posted by researchers to their Academia.edu profiles, in...
View ArticleHoliday library hours and service
The Prairie Research Institute Library will be closed on the following days: Monday, December 23 (reduced service day) Tuesday, December 24 – Thursday, December 26 (University holidays) Friday,...
View ArticleOpen Access Metadata and Indicators: draft for public comment
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking comments on the draft recommended practice Open Access Metadata and Indicators (NISO RP-22-201x). This Recommended Practice establishes...
View ArticleHuman Frontier Science Program Grants RFP
The Human Frontier Science Program supports basic life science research, emphasizing innovation, interdisciplinary approaches, and international (preferably intercontinental) collaboration and scope....
View ArticleInstitute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment call for proposals
Message forwarded from Evan H. DeLucia, full RFP here: iSEE_RFP_1-10-14-FINAL Dear Research Leaders: Please share the following funding opportunity with your faculty by circulating the attached call...
View ArticleEmerging Frontiers in Tropical Science – Grant Competition
From the Organization for Tropical Studies: The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) program on “Emerging Frontiers in Tropical Science” identifies emerging issues in tropical science and draws...
View ArticleYou’re more than your h-index, Heather Piwowar, February 6
Join the Scholarly Commons for a conversation with Heather Piwowar, co-founder of ImpactStory. You’re more than your h-index: How quantification is ruining science, and how it’ll save it Research...
View ArticleSavvy Researcher Workshops on finding grants, data management, and more
The spring lineup of Savvy Researcher workshops includes sessions on finding grants, research strategies, government information, GIS, database design, data management, scholarly publishing, and more....
View ArticleGordon and Betty Moore Foundation Data-Driven Discovery Initiative
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, through it’s Data-Driven Discovery Investigator Awards, seeks to support “individuals who exemplify multidisciplinary, data-driven science, coalescing natural...
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New Species brought to you by the Illinois Natural History Survey in 2013
Drypetes asymmetricarpa from Levin 2013 More than 100 new species, 10 new genera and 10 new families were described in papers authored by Illinois Natural History Survey scientists in 2013. The...
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