ERIC Number: EJ809272
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1041-7915
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ScanGrants: A New Service for Libraries, a New Role for Librarians
Leman, Hope
Computers in Libraries, v28 n8 p20-23 Sep 2008
ScanGrants (www.scangrants.com) is a free, online listing of grants, scholarships, and other types of funding in the health sciences. It is basically a launch pad for anyone looking for money to fund medical research or community/public health projects, or to finance their education in various healthcare fields. The goal is to enable researchers, practitioners, and students in health-related areas (e.g., medicine, public health, academia) to spend less time searching for funding and more time in the lab, out on the front lines of public health, or in the classroom. This article discusses ScanGrants as an example of a web-service vehicle for library services outreach, professional development, and personal growth; and as a service that librarians might use in their daily duties.
Descriptors: Medical Research, Public Health, Scholarships, Library Services, Librarians, Grants, Educational Finance, Researchers, Financial Support, Information Retrieval, Online Searching, User Needs (Information), Search Strategies, Higher Education, Search Engines
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Media Staff
Language: English
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