Post-Graduate Scholarships in Web 2.0

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1. Post-Graduate Scholarships in Web 2.0 (Judith Wusteman)

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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:19:47 +0100
From: Judith Wusteman
Subject: [oss4lib-discuss] Post-Graduate Scholarships in Web 2.0
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Applications are invited for one PhD scholarship (3 years) and one MSc
scholarship (2 years) at UCD Dublin. To commence September 1st 2007.

Project Title: OJAX++: A Next-Generation Collaborative Research Tool

Funding Agency: Science Foundation Ireland

Project Details:
The aim of the proposed research is to investigate how concepts from the
Social Web and recommender technology can be applied to the research
environment in order to facilitate dynamic collaboration and the sharing
of ideas among researchers. It will be illustrated via the creation of
OJAX++, a next-generation collaborative research tool, using Web 2.0
technologies such as Web Services, Ajax, collaborative tagging and
recommender functionality.

PhD studentship:
Topic: Social Web
Requirements:
* Honours degree (preferably first class or 2.1) in Computer Science or
related field.
* Or honours degree (preferably first class or 2.1) in another subject
plus relevant technical experience (eg Web technology, JavaScript, Ajax,
Java, Ruby or Python)
Stipend: ?17,000 per annum (with increase in year 3) plus (EU) fees.
Contact: Dr Judith Wusteman, School of Information and Library Studies
(SILS)
UCD Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
judith.wusteman@ucd.ie

MSc studentship
Topic: Recommender technology
Requirements: Honours degree (preferably first class or 2.1) in Computer
Science or a related field.
Stipend: ?17,000 per annum, plus (EU) fees.
Contact: Dr Lorraine McGinty, School of Computer Science and Informatics
UCD Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
lorraine.mcginty@ucd.ie

For further project details: See
http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/OJAX/OJAX++furtherDetails.doc

-- Dr Judith Wusteman UCD School of Information and Library Studies University College Dublin Belfield Dublin 4 Ireland Tel: +353 1 716 7612 Fax: +353 1 716 1161 URL: http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/

[IFLA-L] Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Access to Learning Award (ATLA) 2009

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting applications from libraries and organisations with a mandate to provide public access to information to apply for the Access to Learning Award (ATLA) 2009.

The award recognizes excellence and innovation in public libraries and similar institutions in providing access to information through the use of computers and the Internet, at no cost to the user. The recipient will receive a prize of US$1 million.

The 2009 brochures (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish), application form and further information are now available from
www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalDevelopment/GlobalLibraries/AccessLearningAward/

Please note : the closing date for the 2008 award is 31 October 2008.

If you, or any of your contacts, have any questions please contact ATLA at

ATLA Administrator
email:

Carol Priestley
Director
Network for Information & Digital Access (NIDA)

37/39 Ludlow Road, London, W5 1NX, UK
Tel: 44 (0)20 8997 3274
Web: http://www.nida-net.org/

[IFLA-L] British Library's Endangered Archives Programme - call for grant applications

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[IFLA-L] British Library's Endangered Archives Programme - call for grant applications

The Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library is now accepting grant applications for the next round of funding. Detailed information on the timetable, criteria, eligibility and procedures for applying for a grant is available on the Programme’s website. The deadline for receipt of preliminary grant applications is 7 November 2008.

Since it was established four years ago, the Programme has so far funded 90 projects in 45 countries in grants totalling £2.5 million. The Programme is funded by Arcadia, in pursuit of one of its charitable aims to preserve and disseminate cultural knowledge and to promote education and research. The aim of the Programme is to contribute to the preservation of archival material worldwide that is in danger of destruction, neglect or physical deterioration.

The Programme’s objectives are achieved principally by awarding grants to applicants to locate relevant endangered archival collections, to arrange their transfer to a suitable local archival home where possible, and to deposit copies with local institutions and the British Library. Pilot projects are particularly welcomed, to investigate the survival of archival collections on a particular subject, in a discrete region, or in a specific format, and the feasibility of their recovery.

To be considered for funding under the Programme, the archival material should relate to a ‘pre-modern' period of a society's history. There is no prescriptive definition of this, but it may typically mean, for instance, any period before industrialisation. The relevant time period will therefore vary according to the society. The endangered archival material will normally be located in countries where resources and opportunities to preserve such material are lacking or limited.

For the purposes of the Programme, the term ‘archival material’ is interpreted widely to include rare printed books, newspapers and periodicals, audio and audio-visual materials, photographs and manuscripts.

The Programme does not offer grants to support the normal running activities of an archive, although the Programme may offer support for costs directly related to the acceptance of relocated material.

The Programme is administered by the British Library and applications are considered in an annual competition by an international panel of historians and archivists.

For further details of the projects funded to date as well as application procedures and documentation, please visit the Programme’s website.

Web: www.bl.uk/endangeredarchives
Email: endangeredarchives [at] bl.uk

From: catherine.collins [et] bl.uk
Date: 9/12/2008 8:48 PM