From: "Schemm, Ylann (ELS-AMS)" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:12:20 +0100 Dear colleagues, you may be interested in these newly awarded library grants. Best regards, Ylann Elsevier Foundation Awards 2012 Grants to Champion Libraries in Developing Countries and Women in Science $650,000 awarded to Innovative Libraries, New Scholars and Nurse Faculty Programs Amsterdam, December 11, 2012 – The Elsevier Foundation announced today the 2012 grant recipients for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars award programs. In total, $650,000 has been committed to eight institutions around the world in addition to five ongoing multiyear grants and the Nurse Faculty program. The Elsevier Foundation is funded by Elsevier, a global provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. “The Elsevier Foundation supports projects for their potential to serve as a model with lasting impact on our health and science communities,” said David Ruth, Executive Director of the Elsevier Foundation and Senior Vice President Global Communications, Elsevier. “This year, we’ve chosen compelling proposals which address information literacy, research capacity building, women scientists’ professional development and stemming postdoc attrition.” Innovative Libraries The Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries program awards grants to libraries for innovation in improving access and use of scientific, technical and medical information. The 2012 library grant recipients address real developing world issues through the use of STM information resources and include: * E-Library Training Initiative in Latin America & Asia, MLA/Librarians Without Borders * Enhancing Access to Research in Central and West Africa, Information Training & Outreach Centre for Africa, ITOCA * Strengthening evidenced based healthcare in Tanzania, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania * Nepal Knowledge Nexus, Dhulikhel Hospital “The Elsevier Foundation grant will enable us to address the critical need for capacity building and information literacy to boost Africa’s participation in the global research community,” said Gracian Chimwaza, Executive Director, Information Training & Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA), “Making research available is one step—another vital step is ensuring that we help build researchers’ information literacy skills. This will ensure that this critical knowledge-sharing process is ultimately sustainable. Our project will empower the research community from this region to also contribute and share their innovations and research with the rest of the world.” New Scholars The New Scholars Program supports projects to help early- to mid-career women scientists balance family responsibilities with demanding academic careers and addresses the attrition rate of talented women scientists. The 2012 grants include: The National Postdoc-Societies Collaboration to Boost Retention of Women Postdocs National Postdoctoral Association * National Assessments in Gender and Science, Technology and Innovation, Women in Global Science and Technology (WISAT) * The Appalachian Women Scientists program, Appalachian State University ·* The Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World, TWAS and OWSD "The postdoctoral position is a critical transition point when the numbers of women researchers decline significantly,” noted Cathee Johnson Phillips, Executive Director of the National Postdoctoral Association. “The National Postdoctoral Association has been working to provide resources that foster the academic career advancement of women postdocs, and with the generous support of the Elsevier Foundation, we will be able to build on that effort with professional societies and associations.” In 2012, the Elsevier Foundation’s Nurse Faculty Program continued to support a multiyear grant to Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation for Nursing to develop an 18 month leadership academy and alleviate the nursing faculty shortage through retaining and transitioning new nurse educators to the faculty role. # # # About The Elsevier Foundation The Elsevier Foundation is a corporate charity funded by Elsevier, a global provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The Elsevier Foundation provides grants to knowledge centered institutions around the world, with a focus on developing world libraries, nurse faculty and scholars in the early stages of their careers. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than 60 grants worth millions of dollars to non-profit organizations working in these fields. Through gift-matching, the Foundation also supports the efforts of Elsevier employees to play a positive role in their local and global communities. www.elsevierfoundation.org # # # About Elsevier Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier’s online solutions include ScienceDirect, Scopus, Reaxys, ClinicalKey and Mosby’s Nursing Suite, which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite and MEDai’s Pinpoint Review, which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively. A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading publisher and information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange). Media contact Ylann Schemm Senior Corporate Responsibility Manager, Elsevier +31 (0) 20 485 2025 [log in to unmask]