Collection Development Grant Due Date Coming Up!

It is not free money, but almost...

The Albertsons Library collection development grants for faculty due date is April 15th. If you have interest in helping to expand the library collection in areas you see need work, let me know as soon as possible so I can begin working on it for you.

Faculty Collection Development Grants

This is a great opportunity to "win" additional funding for your department. Please contact me if you are interested and I will work to fill out an application.

Albertsons Library awards competitive annual grants of up to $3,000.00 for the purchase of library materials in specified subject areas. The intent of these grants is to work with faculty members to identify areas of the collection in need of special attention. The goal is to promote the use of library resources by making collections more relevant to the coursework and research interests of faculty and students.

Who may apply? Applications are made by a team consisting of a library liaison and any one of the following:

• A department’s library representative

• An individual faculty member

• Groups of faculty members with a common interest in a scholarly discipline or an interdisciplinary topic

• An academic department

Eligible materials. Books (print or online) and other media (DVDs, CD-ROMs, scores, etc.) are eligible for purchase through this program. Due to ongoing costs, databases, journals and other serial titles are not eligible for these funds.

Reminder: Library Grant Money Still Available

Albertsons Library will be providing eight grants of $3,000.00 each to faculty for collection development in subject areas where the Library has serious gaps in currency and/or relevancy.The intent of these grants is to enlist the help of Boise State University faculty in identifying areas of the collection needing special attention. An additional goal is to promote critical information use in the curriculum by bringing together faculty and librarians to enhance the quality of student use of information resources. Faculty or departments who are interested in applying for a grant should begin the process by contacting their library liaison. Send completed applications to the Coordinator of Collection Development, Peggy Cooper by Monday, May 7, 2007. The grant recipients will be announced on Friday, May 18, 2007. Call Peggy at 426-2311 for additional information.

If you need assistance with the grant application, please let me know.

Library Collection Assessment Grants

Library Collection Assessment Grants

Albertsons Library will be providing 8 grants of $3,000.00 each for collection development in curriculum areas where the Library has serious gaps in currency and/or relevancy for a specific subject matter. The intent of these grants is to elicit the help of the Boise State University faculty in identifying areas of the collection needing special attention. For more information and application materials please click here.